CVE-2015-4412

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This critical-severity CVE scores 9.8 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 4.7%, top 9% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 5%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

BSON injection vulnerability in the legal? function in BSON (bson-ruby) gem before 3.0.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or inject arbitrary data via a crafted string.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
EPSS
90.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 5, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat, github_commit.
github_commit Patch Available

commit 976da329ff03 (mongodb/bson-ruby)

Patch available: mongodb/bson-ruby v4.4.2 (contains commit 976da329ff03)

https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/commit/976da329ff03ecdfca3030eb6efe3c85e6db9999
redhat

1229750 – (CVE-2015-4412) CVE-2015-4412 rubygem-bson: data injection vulnerability through a crafted ObjectId

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229750
generic

oss-security - Re: CVE Request: bson-ruby DoS and possible injection

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/06/3
generic

Mongo BSON Injection: Ruby Regexps Strike Again

https://sakurity.com/blog/2015/06/04/mongo_ruby_regexp.html
generic

Comparing 7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7 · mongodb/bson-ruby · GitHub

https://github.com/mongodb/bson-ruby/compare/7446d7c6764dfda8dc4480ce16d5c023e74be5ca...28f34978a85b689a4480b4d343389bf4886522e7

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
RubyGems(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
bson2.0.0 ... 3.0.3 (14 versions)3.0.4

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2015-4412?
CVE-2015-4412 is a critical vulnerability published on February 5, 2018. BSON injection vulnerability in the legal? function in BSON (bson-ruby) gem before 3.0.4 for Ruby allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) or inject arbitrary data via a crafted string.
When was CVE-2015-4412 disclosed?
CVE-2015-4412 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 5, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2015-4412 actively exploited?
CVE-2015-4412 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 90.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-4412?
CVE-2015-4412 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2015-4412?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2015-4412, 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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