Path Traversal in Sysaid
CVE-2015-2996
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.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.865 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.865 · newest: 0.865 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8 (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denia… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75038 (vdb-entry)
- www.sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-desk (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2996?
- CVE-2015-2996 is a vulnerability in Sysaid, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2015-06-08.
- Is CVE-2015-2996 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.