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CVE-2015-2996· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrary files via a ..

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.

HighCVSS 8.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Jun 8, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
86.5% · 100th percentile
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CVSS
34 / 40 · 8.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
26 / 30 · 86.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sysaidsysaid

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sysaid sysaidup to 15.1 inclusive

Same product

sysaid: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    73This week
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    61This week
  • CVE-2015-2993SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly restrict access to certain functionality, which allows remote attackers to (1) create adminis
    47Plan
  • CVE-2015-2994Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ChangePhoto.jsp in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary
    41Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×2
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2015-06-10
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/admin/http/sysaid_file_downloadSysAid Help Desk Arbitrary File Downloadauxiliary2015-06-03
Metasploit moduleauxiliary/admin/http/sysaid_sql_credsSysAid Help Desk Database Credentials Disclosureauxiliary2015-06-03
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2015-2996 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-5 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+2 d
  4. TodaySep 30, 2026+4132 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C

nvd-primary

Root cause

A user-supplied file name is joined with the allowed directory, but the result is never checked to confirm it is still inside that directory.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-22 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const file = path.join(ROOT, req.query.name);res.sendFile(file);

Fixed

ts
const file = path.resolve(ROOT, req.query.name);if (!file.startsWith(ROOT + path.sep)) {  return res.sendStatus(400);}res.sendFile(file);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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