CVE-2015-5509: The Administration Views module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal, when used with other unspecified modules, d

Routine

MEDIUM 6.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2015-5509 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.0) affecting administration views. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The Administration Views module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal, when used with other unspecified modules, does not properly grant access to administration pages, which allows remote administrators to bypass intended restrictions via unspecified vectors.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 31%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-264
Published	2015-08-18
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: administration views project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2015-08-18 18:00 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:29 UTCUpdated Record last modified

administration views project administration views DOWNGRADE

Affected: 7.x-1.0 · 7.x-1.0 rc1 · 7.x-1.1 · 7.x-1.2 · 7.x-1.x dev

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 7.x-1.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy administration-views || rpm -q administration-views || administration-views --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 7.x-1.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison administration-views sudo apt install administration-views=<VERSION_BEFORE_7.x-1.0> sudo apt-mark hold administration-views

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list administration-views sudo dnf downgrade administration-views-<VERSION_BEFORE_7.x-1.0> sudo dnf versionlock add administration-views

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2015-5509?

administration views: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2015-5509 being exploited?

CVE-2015-5509 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2015-5509 affect?

CVE-2015-5509 affects administration views. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.0). The Administration Views module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.4 for Drupal, when used with other unspecified modules, does not properly grant access to administration pages, which allows remote administrators to bypass intended restrictions via unsp

How urgent is CVE-2015-5509?

Priority 38/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Drupal vulnerabilities

Related CVEs

CVE-2015-7226 MEDIUM 5.0 DOWNGRADE The Administration Views module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.5 for Drupal checks access permissions based on the route

References

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