CVE-2015-1397

EXPLOITED

Magento CE/EE 1.9.1.0-1.14.1.0 - SQL Injection

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2015-1397 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV). EIP tracks 7 public exploits from researchers including Manish Tanwar, WHOISshuvam, jonathan-corbin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets CVE-2015-1397, a SQL injection vulnerability in Magento's admin panel. It creates an admin account with credentials 'forme:forme' by injecting a malicious payload into the 'Cms_Wysiwyg' directive endpoint.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the getCsvFile function in the Mage_Adminhtml_Block_Widget_Grid class in Magento Community Edition (CE) 1.9.1.0 and Enterprise Edition (EE) 1.14.1.0 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the popularity[field_expr] parameter when the popularity[from] or popularity[to] parameter is set.

Exploits (7)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Manish Tanwar · pythonwebappsxml
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37977

This exploit targets CVE-2015-1397, a SQL injection vulnerability in Magento's admin panel. It creates an admin account with credentials 'forme:forme' by injecting a malicious payload into the 'Cms_Wysiwyg' directive endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento (versions vulnerable to SUPEE-5344)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target Magento installation vulnerable to CVE-2015-1397 · Network access to the target
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 1 stars
by WHOISshuvam · remote-auth
https://github.com/WHOISshuvam/CVE-2015-1397

This PoC exploits CVE-2015-1397, a SQL injection vulnerability in Magento's admin interface, allowing an attacker to create an admin user with arbitrary credentials. The exploit leverages a directive in the Magento admin panel to execute malicious SQL queries.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento (versions prior to patch for CVE-2015-1397)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target Magento instance with vulnerable admin interface · Network access to the target
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
github WORKING POC
by jonathan-corbin · pythonpoc
https://github.com/jonathan-corbin/htb-cve-pocs/tree/main/CVE-2015-1397_magento-1.x-poi-rce

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2015-1397, demonstrating a PHP Object Injection (POI) vulnerability in Magento CE <= 1.9.0.1. The exploit leverages a signed Zend_Log POP chain to achieve remote code execution (RCE) as the Apache user, requiring admin credentials and the install_date from /app/etc/local.xml.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento Community Edition <= 1.9.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: admin credentials · install_date from /app/etc/local.xml
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jul 01, 2026 Full analysis →
github WORKING POC
by jonathan-corbin · pythonpoc
https://github.com/jonathan-corbin/cve-arsenal/tree/main/CVE-2015-1397_magento-1.x-poi-rce

This repository contains a functional exploit for CVE-2015-1397, demonstrating an authenticated PHP Object Injection (POI) vulnerability in Magento CE <= 1.9.0.1. The exploit leverages a signed Zend_Log POP chain to achieve remote code execution (RCE) as the Apache user.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento Community Edition <= 1.9.0.1
Auth required
Prerequisites: admin credentials · access to /app/etc/local.xml to retrieve install_date
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Jun 26, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by 0xDTC · poc
https://github.com/0xDTC/Magento-eCommerce-RCE-CVE-2015-1397

This repository contains a Bash script that exploits CVE-2015-1397, a SQL injection vulnerability in Magento, to create a new admin user. The script dynamically constructs and sends a Base64-encoded payload to the vulnerable endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento eCommerce (versions vulnerable to CVE-2015-1397)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Vulnerable Magento installation · Network access to the target · Bash, curl, and base64 utilities
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by Wytchwulf · remote
https://github.com/Wytchwulf/CVE-2015-1397-Magento-Shoplift

This repository contains a two-stage exploit for CVE-2015-1397, targeting Magento CMS. The first stage (exploit.py) performs SQL injection to create an admin user, while the second stage (post_auth.py) leverages PHP object deserialization to achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli | Deserialization | Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento CMS (versions affected by CVE-2015-1397)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must be running a vulnerable version of Magento · Network access to the Magento admin panel
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC
by tmatejicek · poc
https://github.com/tmatejicek/CVE-2015-1397

This PowerShell script exploits CVE-2015-1397, a SQL injection vulnerability in Magento's admin interface. It crafts a malicious payload to create an admin user via the Cms_Wysiwyg directive endpoint.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Sqli
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Magento (versions prior to patch for CVE-2015-1397)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target Magento instance with vulnerable endpoint exposed · Network access to the target
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4

Scores

EPSS 0.5669
EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2016-01-22
CWE
CWE-89
Status published
Products (2)
magento/magento 1.9.1.0
magento/magento 1.14.1.0
Published Apr 29, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026