THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2005-4427
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2005-4427

Cerberus Helpdesk vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.2%
EPSS pct
87th
Exploited
No known
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Cerberus Helpdesk allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) file_id parameter to attachment_send.php, (2) the $addy variable in email_parser.php, (3) $address variable in email_parser.php, (4) $a_address variable in structs.php, (5) kbid parameter to cer_KnowledgebaseHandler.class.php, (6) queues[] parameter to addresses_export.php, (7) $thread variable to display.php, (8) ticket parameter to display_ticket_thread.php.
Affected vendor
Cerberus
Affected product
Cerberus Helpdesk
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2005-12-20

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 87% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2005-4427

  • Confirm whether Cerberus Cerberus Helpdesk is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2005-4427.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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