CVE-2015-4074
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 56.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 56.51% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 21 July 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- helpdesk pro project/helpdesk pro
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 26.8% on 21 September 2026 to 56.5% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.