Sysaid
CVE-2015-2993
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 77.00%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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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. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 77.0%.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. 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. Affected products include: Sysaid. Version information: before 15.2.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
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EPSS
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Attack Technique
Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
In SysAid On-Premise before 23.3.36, a path traversal vulnerability leads to code execution after an attacker writes a f
SysAid On-Prem versions through 23.3.40 contain an unauthenticated XXE injection in the Checkin processing, enabling adm
SysAid On-Prem contains a second unauthenticated XXE injection in Server URL processing, providing an alternative attack
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allow remote attackers to (1) read arbitrar
The RdsLogsEntry servlet in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly check file extensions, which allows remote at
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ChangePhoto.jsp in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allows remote administrators t
SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via an invalid value in the account
SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 uses a hardcoded encryption key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensi
SysAid On-Prem versions <= 23.3.40 are vulnerable to an unauthenticated XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in the l
SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via a lar
SysAid On-Premise 20.1.11, by default, allows the AJP protocol port, which is vulnerable to a GhostCat attack. Rated cri
SysAid 20.3.64 b14 is affected by Blind and Stacker SQL injection via AssetManagementChart.jsp (GET computerID), AssetMa
GitHub PoC