cve/2015/CVE-2015-4074.md

### [CVE-2015-4074](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4074)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132766/Joomla-Helpdesk-Pro-XSS-File-Disclosure-SQL-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/102
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37666/

#### Github
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates