CVE-2015-4071
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support...
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support tickets of arbitrary users via obtaining the target ticketId, and navigating to http://{target}/component/helpdeskpro/?view=ticket&id={ticketId}.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support tickets of arbitrary users via obtaining the target ticketId, and navigating to http://{target}/component/helpdeskpro/?view=ticket&id={ticketId}.
- Record
CVE-2015-4071- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support tickets of arbitrary users via obtaining the target ticketId, and navigating to http://{target}/component/helpdeskpro/?view=ticket&id={ticketId}.
- Record
CVE-2015-4071- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-4097 No score
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support tickets of arbitrary users via obtaining the target ticketId, and navigating to http://{target}/component/helpdeskpro/?view=ticket&id={ticketId}.
- Record
EUVD-2015-4097- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwmc-6chq-x9m4
5.3
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support...
The Helpdesk Pro Plugin before 1.4.0 for Joomla! allows remote attackers to read the support tickets of arbitrary users via obtaining the target ticketId, and navigating to http://{target}/component/helpdeskpro/?view=ticket&id={ticketId}.
- Record
GHSA-mwmc-6chq-x9m4- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Joomla! Component Helpdesk Pro < 1.4.0 - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2015-07-21 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-4071 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Helpdesk Pro Project Pro, published August 18, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.55%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
exploit-db.com/exploits/37666
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/82
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html
securityfocus.com/bid/75971
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4071
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mwmc-6chq-x9m4