CVE-2015-4071

Public Exploit

Description

The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support tickets of arbitrary users via obtaining the target ticketId, and navigating to http://{target}/component/helpdeskpro/?view=ticket&id={ticketId}.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.64% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/82 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971 third party advisory vdb entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102 mailing list third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-4071?
CVE-2015-4071 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-4071?
To fix CVE-2015-4071, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-4071 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-4071 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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