ViArt Helpdesk 3.3.2/3.4.7 products.php search_category_id cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in ViArt Helpdesk 3.3.2/3.4.7. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file products.php. Such manipulation of the argument search_category_id leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2009-4548. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in ViArt Helpdesk 3.3.2/3.4.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file products.php. The manipulation of the argument search_category_id with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ViArt Helpdesk 3.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category_id parameter to (1) products.php, (2) article.php, (3) product_details.php, or (4) reviews.php; the (5) forum_id parameter to forum.php; or the (6) search_category_id parameter to products_search.php.

The weakness was published 08/07/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at osvdb.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4548 since 01/04/2010. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:products.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52349), Exploit-DB (34495), OSVDB (56877†) and Secunia (SA36240†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

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ViArt

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Helpdesk

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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08/10/2009 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-4548 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4548
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51410
X-Force: 52349
Secunia: 36240 - ViArt Helpdesk Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 56877 - ViArt Helpdesk products.php category_id Parameter XSS

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 09/16/2025 02:27
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (53), 01/26/2019 11:19 (4), 09/16/2025 02:27 (23)
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