CVE-2015-7919
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedSearchBlox 8.3 before 8.3.1 allows remote attackers to write to the config file, and consequently cause a denial of service (application crash), via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSearchBlox 8.3 before version 8.3.1 contains a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to write to the application's configuration file. This arbitrary config write capability can be leveraged to cause a denial of service through application crash.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 8.3.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate SearchBlox installation directorySearch the system for SearchBlox installation folders, typically found in common web application directories such as /opt/searchblox, /usr/local/searchblox, or within servlet container directories like Tomcat/webappsAffected if SearchBlox is installed on the system
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Identify installed SearchBlox versionCheck the version information in the SearchBlox installation. Common locations include a version file, about page at /searchblox/admin/about.jsp, or the searchblox.jar manifestAffected if Version cannot be determined or is not displayed
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Compare version to affected releaseDetermine if the installed version is exactly 8.3.0. Check version files, build properties, or the admin interface version displayAffected if Installed version is 8.3.0
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Verify web interface accessibilityCheck if the SearchBlox admin interface is accessible over the network. Attempt to access the admin login page or configuration endpointsAffected if Admin interface is exposed to network without proper access controls
If SearchBlox version 8.3.0 is installed and the admin/configuration interfaces are network-accessible, the environment is vulnerable to CVE-2015-7919.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade SearchBlox to version 8.3.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability.
SearchBlox 8.3.1
- Identify the SearchBlox installation and confirm the current version is 8.3.0
- Obtain SearchBlox version 8.3.1 or later from the official vendor
- Backup the current SearchBlox configuration and data
- Install the upgraded SearchBlox 8.3.1 version
- Restore the configuration and data if needed
- Verify the application is running and accessible
- Confirm the version upgrade was successful
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-7919 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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