Description
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in AstroSoft HelpDesk before 1.95.228 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) txtSearch parameter to operator/article/article_search_results.asp and the (2) Attach_Id parameter to operator/article/article_attachment.asp. NOTE: for vector 2, the XSS occurs in a forced SQL error message.
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 2
- AstroSoft HelpDesk - '/operator/article/article_search_results.asp?txtSearch' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31103 · webapps · Feb 4, 2008 · verified
- AstroSoft HelpDesk - '/operator/article/article_attachment.asp?Attach_Id' Cross-Site Scripting EDB-31104 · webapps · Feb 4, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 3612 third-party-advisory
- 27610 vdb-entry
- 20080214 [DSECRG-08-011 | FIX INFORMATION] Astrosoft HelpDesk Multiple XSS mailing-list
- 20080204 [DSECRG-08-011] Astrosoft HelpDesk Multiple XSS mailing-list