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Cerberus Helpdesk GUI Agent < 2.7.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for multiple vulnerabilities in Cerberus Helpdesk GUI Agent < 2.7.1

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

The remote web server has a PHP application that is affected by
multiple SQL injection and cross-site scripting flaws.

Description :

The remote host is running Cerberus Helpdesk, a web-based helpdesk
suite written in PHP.

The installed version of Cerberus Helpdesk is affected by several SQL
injection issues and one cross-site scripting flaw because of its
failure to sanitize user-supplied input to various parameters and
scripts before using it in database queries and in dynamically-
generated HTML. Successful exploitation of these issues requires that
a possible hacker first authenticate.

See also :

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-December/040324.html
http://forum.cerberusweb.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=30315

Solution :

Upgrade to Cerberus GUI Agent version 2.7.1 when it becomes available.

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 7.0
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P/B:N)

Networks Security ID: 16062

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