CVE-2015-2996 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can read arbitrary files or cause denial of service via directory traversal 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-2015-2996?
CVE-2015-2996 is a high-severity path traversal 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2996?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sysaid Sysaid.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2996?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2996 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-2996 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-2996 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 Nuclei template.
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- CVE-2024-36393 SysAid - CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- CVE-2025-2777 SysAid On-Prem <= 23.3.40 lshw Proceessing XML External Entity Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2xhc-m333-xphj.