CVE-2015-3397 — yiisoft/yii2
CVE-2015-3397 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in yiisoft/yii2. A fix is available for yiisoft/yii2 — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Yii Framework Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
yiisoft/yii2Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Yii Framework before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to JSON, arrays, and Internet Explorer 6 or 7.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | yiisoft/yii2 | all versions | 2.0.4composer require yiisoft/yii2:^2.0.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for yiisoft/yii2, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update yiisoft/yii2 to 2.0.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-3397 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2015-3397 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2015-3397. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2015-3397 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2015-3397 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.