Is CVE-2015-2996 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-2996 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-2996?

CVE-2015-2996 has a CVSS score of 8.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2015-2996?

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CVE-2015-2996 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: none
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

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-2015-2996

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