CVE-2015-2993 Missing authorization in n/a
Remote attackers can create admin accounts or write arbitrary files due to missing access restrictions in SysAid Help Desk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-2993?
CVE-2015-2993 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly restrict access to certain functionality, which allows remote attackers to (1) create administrator accounts via a crafted request to /createnewaccount or (2) write to arbitrary files via the fileName parameter to /userentry.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2993?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sysaid Sysaid.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2993?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2993 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2015-2993 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-2993 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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- CVE-2025-2777 SysAid On-Prem <= 23.3.40 lshw Proceessing XML External Entity Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f32q-24fc-cjxj.