Cerberus Helpdesk clients.php cross-site scripting
| cerberus-clients-xss (24388) |  Medium 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.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 2.8 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | High |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of February 6, 2010.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jan 30 2006 - 17:42:55 CST: Cerberus Helpdesk vulnerable to XSS.
- Cerberus Helpdesk Web site: Cerberus Helpdesk by WebGroup Media, LLC -- Helpdesk, Email Management, Trouble Ticket Sys.
- 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.
- OSVDB ID: 22843: Cerberus Helpdesk clients.php contact_search Variable XSS
- SA18657: Cerberus Helpdesk "contact_search" Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-0395: Cerberus Helpdesk contact_search Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- WebGroup Media Cerberus Helpdesk
Reported:
Jan 30, 2006
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