Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2015-5216

Description

The Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.1 does not properly escape certain characters in a Python exception-message template, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via an HTTP response.

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Affected products

Ipsilon/Ipsiloninferred3 versions
>=0.1.0,<1.0.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >=0.1.0,<1.0.1
- cpe:2.3:a:ipsilon-project:ipsilon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=0.1.0,<1.0.1
- (no CPE)range: <1.0.1

Patches

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References

pagure.io/ipsilon/a503aa9c2a30a74e709d1c88099befd50fb2eb16nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/8nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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