High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 20, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-4074
CVE-2015-4074
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.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:helpdesk_pro_project:helpdesk_pro:*:*:*:*:*:joomla\!:*:*Range: <=1.3.0
- Range: <1.4.0
Patches
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References
4- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75971nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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