CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2015-4073

Helpdesk Pro vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.2%
EPSS pct
90th
Exploited
No known
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) ticket_code or (2) email parameter or (3) remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the filter_order parameter.
Affected vendor
Helpdesk Pro Project
Affected product
Helpdesk Pro
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2017-09-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 90% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-4073

  • Confirm whether Helpdesk Pro Project Helpdesk Pro is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-4073.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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