CVE-2015-5284

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in /etc/httpd/alias/kra-agent.pem, which is world readable.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
58.3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 21, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated May 17, 2026
No patch confirmed yet. Sources: redhat.
generic

Issue #5347: ipa-kra-install includes certificate and private key in world readable file - freeipa - Pagure.io

https://pagure.io/freeipa/issue/5347
redhat

1264790 – (CVE-2015-5284) CVE-2015-5284 ipa: ipa-kra-install includes certificate and private key in world readable file

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7 as they did not include the affected KRA subsystem.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1264790
redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=1075511

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-5284?
CVE-2015-5284 is a critical vulnerability published on September 21, 2017. ipa-kra-install in FreeIPA before 4.2.2 puts the CA agent certificate and private key in /etc/httpd/alias/kra-agent.pem, which is world readable.
When was CVE-2015-5284 disclosed?
CVE-2015-5284 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 21, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-5284 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-5284 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 58.3% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-5284?
CVE-2015-5284 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-5284?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-5284, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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