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title: "CVE-2015-2993: SysAid Help Desk before 15.2… | CubePath"
description: "SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly restrict access to certain functionality, which allows remote attackers to (1) create administrator…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2993
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# CVE-2015-2993: SysAid Help Desk before 15.2… | CubePath

## Description

SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 does not properly restrict access to certain functionality, which allows remote attackers to (1) create administrator accounts via a crafted request to /createnewaccount or (2) write to arbitrary files via the fileName parameter to /userentry.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2993)

## Key data

### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.55121 (55.1% probability)

Percentile

99.0%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [20150603 \[Multiple CVE's\]: various critical vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk (RCE, file download, DoS, etc)](http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8)  (seclists.org) mailing-list
- [20150603 \[Multiple CVE's\]: various critical vulnerabilities in SysAid Help Desk (RCE, file download, DoS, etc)](http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded)  (securityfocus.com) mailing-list
- [packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-…](http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html)
- [75038](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75038)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-d…](https://www.sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-desk)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Apr 7, 2015
2. Record published Jun 8, 2015
3. Record last updated Aug 6, 2024

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