CVE-2005-3005 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.99% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2005-09-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| helpdesk software | hesk |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Hesk 0.92/0.93 - Session ID Authentication Bypass | 2005-09-20 |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112724743530521&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16859
- http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/hesk_0931_patch.zip
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14879
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1792
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112724743530521&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16859
- http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/hesk_0931_patch.zip
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14879
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1792
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