CVE-2015-4072 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to name and message.

Published: 2017-09-20

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 2.9% Low

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-4098	Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to name and message.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02921.

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

Helpdesk Pro Project Helpdesk Pro

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T06:04:02.613Z

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

Link: CVE-2015-4072

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-20T16:29:00.427

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

Link: CVE-2015-4072

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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