Is CVE-2015-2998 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2015-2998 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2015-2998?

CVE-2015-2998 has a CVSS v2 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2015-2998?

CVE-2015-2998 has an EPSS score of 26.35% (98th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2015-2998

MEDIUMEPSS 98th pctl

5.0

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-200Information Exposure

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

26.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

98thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 98% of all known CVEs.

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132138/SysAid-Help-Desk-14.4-Code-Execution-Denial-Of-Service-Traversal-SQL-Injection.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jun/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/535679/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75035
https://www.sysaid.com/blog/entry/sysaid-15-2-your-voice-your-service-desk

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.