CVE-2019-15487: DfE School Experience before v16333-GA has XSS via a teacher training URL.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2019-15487?

department for education school experience: upgrade to 16333-ga. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2019-15487 being exploited?

CVE-2019-15487 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2019-15487 affect?

CVE-2019-15487 affects department for education school experience. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.1). DfE School Experience before v16333-GA has XSS via a teacher training URL.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2019-15487?

Priority 36/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

MEDIUM 6.1UPGRADE

CVE-2019-15487 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.1) affecting department for education school experience. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

DfE School Experience before v16333-GA has XSS via a teacher training URL.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.1 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 41%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2019-08-23
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: schoolexperience

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

Am I affected?

Timeline

2019-08-23 13:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 02:20 UTCUpdated Record last modified

schoolexperience department for education school experience UPGRADE

Affected: < 16333-ga

Fixed in: 16333-ga

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy department-for-education-school-experience || rpm -q department-for-education-school-experience || department-for-education-school-experience --version

2. UPGRADE to 16333-ga (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade department-for-education-school-experience

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade department-for-education-school-experience

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2019-15487?

department for education school experience: upgrade to 16333-ga. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2019-15487 being exploited?

CVE-2019-15487 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-2019-15487 affect?

CVE-2019-15487 affects department for education school experience. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.1). DfE School Experience before v16333-GA has XSS via a teacher training URL.

How urgent is CVE-2019-15487?

Priority 36/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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