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CVE-2015-2996
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a ..…
High8.5EPSS 86.5%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High8.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 86.5% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- 20150603 [Multiple CVE's]: various critical vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk (RCE, file download, DoS, etc) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20150603 [Multiple CVE's]: various critical vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk (RCE, file download, DoS, etc) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 75038 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://www.sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-desk (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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