CVE-2015-4075 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary .ini files via a crafted language.save task.

Published: 2017-09-20

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: 17.4% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:helpdeskpro:helpdesk_pro:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.17382.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/

History

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Subscriptions

Helpdeskpro Helpdesk Pro

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-09-20T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.640Z

Reserved: 2015-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-4075

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-20T16:29:00.677

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-4075

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-74

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