CVE-2005-2843 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Helpdesk software Hesk 0.92 does not properly verify usernames and passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request to admin_main.php.

Published: 2005-09-08

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:helpdesk_software:hesk:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2844	Helpdesk software Hesk 0.92 does not properly verify usernames and passwords, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication via a direct request to admin_main.php.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00793.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112534893423213&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112545306117124&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16623/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14692
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22054

History

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Subscriptions

Helpdesk Software Hesk

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-08T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:45:02.326Z

Reserved: 2005-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2843

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-08T10:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T22:15:46.200

Link: CVE-2005-2843

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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