VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-2843
Helpdesk software Hesk 0.92 does not properly verify usernames and passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request to admin_main.php.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.64%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Helpdesk software Hesk 0.92 does not properly verify usernames and passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request to admin_main.php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.64% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- helpdesk software/hesk
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112534893423213&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112545306117124&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16623/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14692
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22054
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112534893423213&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112545306117124&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16623/Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14692
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22054
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.