CVE-2015-2996 in the critical feed json
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (d…
published 2015-06-08 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-3078
- cvss
- 8.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 86.5%
- EPSS 86.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
- public exploits
- 3
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to getGfiUpgradeFile or (2) cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a .. (dot dot) in the fileName parameter to calculateRdsFileChecksum.
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/sysaid_file_download)
- Published
Exploit prediction
86.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/sysaid_file_download SysAid Help Desk Arbitrary File Download metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2015-06-03
- Metasploit auxiliary/admin/http/sysaid_sql_creds SysAid Help Desk Database Credentials Disclosure metasploit auxiliary, normal rank, 2015-06-03
- EDB-43885 SysAid Help Desk 14.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2015-06-10
- Nuclei template SysAid Help Desk <15.2 - Local File Inclusion nuclei detection template
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 8.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8
mailing-list, exploit
-
packetstormsecurity.com
/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html
exploit
-
sysaid.com
/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-desk
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/75038
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-2996
- NVD CVE-2015-2996
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