Description
Polar HelpDesk 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the UserId and UserType values in a cookie.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Polar Helpdesk 3.0 - Cookie Based Authentication Bypass EDB-24302 · webapps · Jul 21, 2004 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- polar-helpdesk-weak-security(16778) vdb-entry
- 10775 vdb-entry
- 8168 vdb-entry
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5OP0K0ADGA.html
- 12120 third-party-advisory