Cerberus Helpdesk GUI display.php thread sql injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Cerberus Helpdesk. Impacted is an unknown function of the file display.php of the component GUI. This manipulation of the argument thread causes sql injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Cerberus Helpdesk (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file display.php of the component GUI. The manipulation of the argument thread 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 bug was discovered 11/15/2005. The weakness was disclosed 12/20/2005 by A. Ramos (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1505 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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:display.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20348 (Cerberus Helpdesk GUI Agent < 2.7.1 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), Tenable (20348), SecurityFocus (BID 16062†), OSVDB (21994†) and Secunia (SA18112†). The entries VDB-27668, VDB-27667, VDB-83403 and VDB-83404 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Sql injection
CWE: CWE-89 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 20348
Nessus Name: Cerberus Helpdesk GUI Agent < 2.7.1 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities (SQLi, XSS)
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12/20/2005 +35 days 🔍
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12/27/2005 +6 days 🔍
12/29/2005 +2 days 🔍
05/05/2016 +3780 days 🔍
07/28/2022 +2275 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: A. Ramos
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-83407
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: 21994 - Cerberus Helpdesk GUI display.php thread Parameter SQL Injection

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2016 08:09
Updated: 07/28/2022 10:45
Changes: 05/05/2016 08:09 (56), 11/18/2018 16:28 (4), 07/28/2022 10:45 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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