Is CVE-2015-7298 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-7298 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-7298?

CVE-2015-7298 has a CVSS score of 5.1 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2015-7298?

Patch guidance is available from owncloud security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-7298.

CVE-2015-7298 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2015-7298?

3 products: owncloud owncloud desktop client, qt qt, qt qt.

Description

ownCloud Desktop Client before 2.0.1, when compiled with a Qt release after 5.3.x, does not call QNetworkReply::ignoreSslErrors with the list of errors to be ignored, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks by leveraging a server using a self-signed certificate. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of a partial CVE-2015-4456 regression.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: OWNCLOUD
Published: 10/26/2015
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2015-7298

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