CVE-2015-2995
The RdsLogsEntry servlet in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly check file extensions, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via a NULL byte after the extension, as demonstrated by a .war%00 file.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 33.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The RdsLogsEntry servlet in SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly check file extensions, which allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via a NULL byte after the extension, as demonstrated by a .war%00 file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 33.59% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 June 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- sysaid/sysaid
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 33.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8Exploit
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/sysaid_rdslogs_file_uploadExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75038
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37667/
- https://www.sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-deskVendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8Exploit
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/multi/http/sysaid_rdslogs_file_uploadExploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75038
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37667/
- https://www.sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-deskVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.