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Helpdesk software Hesk "admin_main.php" Authentication Bypass


Title : Helpdesk software Hesk "admin_main.php" Authentication Bypass
Advisory ID : FrSIRT/ADV-2005-1572
CVE ID : CVE-2005-2843
CWE ID : CWE-
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2005-08-30

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A vulnerability was identified Helpdesk software Hesk, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass the authentication mechanism. This flaw is due to an error in the "admin_main.php" script when accessed directly after a login failure, which could be exploited by remote attackers to bypass the authentication procedure and gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable application.

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Vulnerability reported by s2b

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2005-08-30 : Initial release

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