CVE-2015-5301 — ipsilon
CVE-2015-5301 is a CWE-264 vulnerability in ipsilon. A fix is available for ipsilon — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Ipsilon denial of service by deleting a SAML2 Service Provider (SP)
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
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Description
providers/saml2/admin.py in the Identity Provider (IdP) server in Ipsilon 0.1.0 before 1.0.2 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1 does not properly check permissions, which allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service by deleting a SAML2 Service Provider (SP).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | ipsilon | ≥ 0.1.0&&< 1.0.2 | 1.0.2pip install --upgrade 'ipsilon==1.0.2' |
| 🐍PyPI | ipsilon | ≥ 1.1.0&&< 1.2.0 | 1.2.0pip install --upgrade 'ipsilon==1.2.0' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ipsilon, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ipsilon to 1.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-5301 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-2015-5301 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2015-5301. 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-2015-5301 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2015-5301 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.