CVE-2015-8400
Publication date 12 January 2016
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
The HTTPS fallback implementation in Shell In A Box (aka shellinabox) before 2.19 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS rebinding attacks via the "/plain" URL.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| shellinabox | 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.14-1ubuntu0.1
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.4 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N |