Cerberus Helpdesk 2.649 Parser attachment_send.php addy sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cerberus Helpdesk 2.649 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the file attachment_send.php of the component Parser. This manipulation of the argument addy causes sql injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-4427. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Cerberus Helpdesk 2.649. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file attachment_send.php of the component Parser. The manipulation of the argument addy with an unknown input leads to a sql injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-89. The product constructs all or part of an SQL command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended SQL command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Cerberus Helpdesk allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) file_id parameter to attachment_send.php, (2) the $addy variable in email_parser.php, (3) $address variable in email_parser.php, (4) $a_address variable in structs.php, (5) kbid parameter to cer_KnowledgebaseHandler.class.php, (6) queues[] parameter to addresses_export.php, (7) $thread variable to display.php, (8) ticket parameter to display_ticket_thread.php.

The bug was discovered 11/15/2005. The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2005 by A. Ramos (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4427 since 12/20/2005. 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. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 35 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:attachment_send.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20347 (Cerberus Support Center Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS)), 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 (23836), Exploit-DB (26974), Tenable (20347), SecurityFocus (BID 16062†) and OSVDB (21988†). The entries VDB-27668, VDB-83403, VDB-83404 and VDB-83405 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 20347
Nessus Name: Cerberus Support Center Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/15/2005 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: A. Ramos
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-4427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27667
X-Force: 23836
SecurityFocus: 16062 - Cerberus Helpdesk Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18112 - Cerberus Helpdesk Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21988 - Cerberus Helpdesk Support Center attachment_send.php file_id Parameter SQL Injection
Vulnerability Center: 10096 - Cerberus Helpdesk Information SQL Injection via Multiple PHP Scripts, Medium

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

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 05/10/2025 22:41
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (78), 06/13/2019 08:16 (1), 05/10/2025 22:41 (27)
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Cache ID: 216:D43:103

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