osTicket STS up to 1.3.1 view.php inc file inclusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in osTicket STS up to 1.3.1. This affects an unknown part of the file view.php. This manipulation of the argument inc causes file inclusion. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2154. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in osTicket STS up to 1.3.1 (Ticket Tracking Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file view.php. The manipulation of the argument inc with an unknown input leads to a file inclusion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-73. The product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP local file inclusion vulnerability in (1) view.php and (2) open.php in osTicket 1.3.1 beta and earlier allows remote attackers to include and possibly execute arbitrary local files via the inc parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 07/06/2005 by Foster (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2154 since 07/06/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:view.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18612 (osTicket <= 1.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (21281), Exploit-DB (25926), Tenable (18612), SecurityFocus (BID 14127†) and OSVDB (17716†). The entry VDB-25686 is pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: File inclusion
CWE: CWE-73
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 18612
Nessus Name: osTicket <= 1.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/30/2005 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3528 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: Foster
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2154 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2154
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25687
X-Force: 21281
SecurityFocus: 14127 - OSTicket Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 17716 - osTicket open.php Arbitrary Local File Inclusion
SecurityTracker: 1014373
Vulnerability Center: 8539 - Local File Inclusion in osTicket <= 1.3.1 beta via 'view.php\x27 and \x27open.php\x27 Scripts, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 09/10/2025 06:40
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (69), 06/06/2019 20:56 (4), 09/10/2025 06:40 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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