CVE-2004-2736 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.4% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Polar HelpDesk 3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by setting the UserId and UserType values in a cookie.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 5.36% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-287 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| polar software | helpdesk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Polar Helpdesk 3.0 - Cookie Based Authentication Bypass | 2004-07-21 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12120
- http://www.osvdb.org/8168
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5OP0K0ADGA.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10775
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16778
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12120
- http://www.osvdb.org/8168
- http://www.securiteam.com/windowsntfocus/5OP0K0ADGA.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10775
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16778
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