CVE-2015-2998

SysAid Help Desk <15.2 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-2998.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a detailed technical writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk 14.4, including administrator account creation, file upload via directory traversal, arbitrary file download, path disclosure, hard-coded cryptographic key usage, and SQL injection. The writeup provides specific technical details, such as affected functions, HTTP request formats, and patch analysis.

Description

SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 uses a hardcoded encryption key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by decrypting the database password in WEB-INF/conf/serverConf.xml.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
webappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43885

This is a detailed technical writeup describing multiple vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk 14.4, including administrator account creation, file upload via directory traversal, arbitrary file download, path disclosure, hard-coded cryptographic key usage, and SQL injection. The writeup provides specific technical details, such as affected functions, HTTP request formats, and patch analysis.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: SysAid Help Desk 14.4
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target system · Specific versions of Java for certain exploits
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 19, 2026 Full analysis →

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75035

Scores

EPSS 0.2635
EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (1)
sysaid/sysaid < 15.1
Published Jun 08, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026