Help Desk Reloaded Installation install.php Remote Code Execution

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A vulnerability was found in Help Desk Reloaded (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the file install.php of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Help Desk Reloaded Free Help Desk does not remove or protect install.php once installation is complete, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a direct request to install.php, then navigating to accountsetup.php and creating a new user.

The weakness was shared 12/05/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4025 since 12/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

By approaching the search of inurl:install.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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12/02/2005 🔍
12/05/2005 +3 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3383 days 🔍
07/27/2017 +869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitytracker.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4025 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1015307 - Help Desk 'install.php' Script Grants Remote Users Administrative Access

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/27/2017 08:47
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (41), 07/27/2017 08:47 (6)
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