CVE-2015-2998

SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 uses a hardcoded encryption key, which makes it easier for remote...

5.0 MediumPublic exploit

SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 uses a hardcoded encryption key, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain sensitive information, as demonstrated by decrypting the database password in WEB-INF/conf/serverConf.xml.

Exploit likelihood

26.2%Up 25.0 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

Record: CVE-2015-2998
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2015-2998
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2015-3080 No score

Record: EUVD-2015-3080
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7gr9-9892-q2w9 No score

SysAid Help Desk before 15.2 uses a hardcoded encryption key, which makes it easier for remote...

Record: GHSA-7gr9-9892-q2w9
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

sysaid

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	SysAid Help Desk 14.4 - Multiple Vulnerabilities	2015-06-10
Metasploit	SysAid Help Desk Database Credentials Disclosure	2015-06-03

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2015-2998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sysaid, published June 8, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.2%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.