Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2015-10129 is a low-severity authentication comparison issue in planet-freo. It may allow limited information disclosure, but the published scoring says exploitation is remote, high-complexity, and difficult. There is no KEV listing or source evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a low-priority hygiene fix unless planet-freo is business-critical or externally exposed. The main action is inventory confirmation and patch verification, not emergency response.
Technical view
The issue affects planet-freo up to 20150116 in admin/inc/auth.inc.php. Manipulating the auth argument can trigger CWE-697 incorrect comparison behavior. CVSS 3.1 is 3.7, with network attack vector, high attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction, and low confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations still running planet-freo, especially deployments with the affected admin/inc/auth.inc.php code. The source bundle states this project uses rolling releases, so affected and fixed version boundaries are not clearly available.
Exploitation context
The exploit has reportedly been publicly disclosed and may be used, but the sources also describe exploitation as difficult and high-complexity. There is no KEV entry and no cited evidence of active exploitation in the provided bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: VulDB names the file, auth argument, CWE-697 class, patch commit, and rolling-release version uncertainty. The vulnerable functionality is described as unknown, so validation should focus on code provenance and patch presence rather than assumed behavior.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any active planet-freo deployments and their deployed commit or source snapshot.
- Apply or verify patch commit 6ad38c58a45642eb8c7844e2f272ef199f59550d.
- Prioritize internet-accessible admin deployments for review first.
- Check upstream project or vendor guidance for any additional maintenance instructions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether admin/inc/auth.inc.php exists in deployed planet-freo instances.
- Compare deployed source against patch commit 6ad38c58a45642eb8c7844e2f272ef199f59550d.
- Verify the deployment is not based on the 20150116 affected snapshot.
- Review logs for unusual remote requests targeting admin authentication paths.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Low
- CVSS
- 3.7 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N2.21.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
3.7LowVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vuldb.com/?id.252716CVE reference · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.252716CVE reference · signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/samwilson/planet-freo/commit/6ad38c58a45642eb8c7844e2f272ef199f59550dCVE reference · patch
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CWE details
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Incorrect Comparison
Incorrect Comparison represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.