Description
Helpdesk Software Hesk allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for (1) admin.php and (2) admin_main.php by modifying the PHPSESSID session ID parameter or 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
- Hesk 0.92/0.93 - Session ID Authentication Bypass EDB-26285 · webapps · Sep 20, 2005 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- ADV-2005-1792 vdb-entry
- 20050920 Hesk Session ID Validation Vulnerability mailing-list
- 14879 vdb-entry
- 16859 third-party-advisory
- http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/hesk_0931_patch.zip