CVE-2015-4074

high-risk
Published 2017-09-20

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a ticket.download_attachment task.

Do I need to act?

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85.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 14% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
37666
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Helpdesk Pro Project

References (8)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclos...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102
Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclos...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102
Exploit http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/
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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal