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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-6500 · published 26 October 2015

CVE-2015-6500: Owncloud server path traversal vulnerability

Owncloud · Owncloud Server

Directory traversal vulnerability in ownCloud Server before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to list directory contents and possibly cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter to index.php/apps/files/ajax/scan.php.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 2.6% · top 15.1% CWE-22 · Path traversalCWE-399 · CWE-399
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
2.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in ownCloud Server before 8.0.6 and 8.1.x before 8.1.1 allows remote authenticated users to list directory contents and possibly cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a .. (dot dot) in the dir parameter to index.php/apps/files/ajax/scan.php.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:C

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3373
https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2015-014 Vendor Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2015-048.txt
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3373
https://owncloud.org/security/advisory/?id=oc-sa-2015-014 Vendor Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2015-048.txt

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-6500), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.