Cerberus Helpdesk clients.php cross-site scripting

cerberus-clients-xss (24388) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Cerberus Helpdesk is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the clients.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the search parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.

Platforms Affected:

  • WebGroup Media, Cerberus Helpdesk

Remedy:

No remedy available as of August 16, 2008.

Consequences:

Gain Access

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 30 2006 - 17:42:55 CST, Cerberus Helpdesk vulnerable to XSS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2006-01/0507.html.
  • Cerberus Helpdesk Web site, Cerberus Helpdesk by WebGroup Media, LLC -- Helpdesk, Email Management, Trouble Ticket Sys at http://www.cerberusweb.com/.
  • BID-16439: Cerberus Helpdesk Clients.PHP Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • CVE-2006-0509: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in clients.php in Cerberus Helpdesk, possibly 2.7, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the contact_search parameter and (2) unspecified url fields.
  • FrSIRT/ADV-2006-0395: Cerberus Helpdesk contact_search Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
  • OSVDB ID: 22843: Cerberus Helpdesk clients.php contact_search Variable XSS
  • SA18657: Cerberus Helpdesk "contact_search" Cross-Site Scripting

Reported:

Jan 30, 2006

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