Is CVE-2015-2993 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-2993 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2993?

CVE-2015-2993 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2015-2993?

Patch guidance is available from sysaid security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2015-2993.

CVE-2015-2993 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-264

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SYSAID
Published: 6/8/2015
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2015-2993

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