17230 : Cerberus Helpdesk configuration.php Path Disclosure
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Last Modified

10 months ago

Percent Complete

100%

Disclosure

Jun 07, 2005

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Jun 07, 2005

Solution

Unknown

Description

Cerberus Helpdesk contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. This flaw exists because the application does not validate user-supplied input upon submission to the 'configuration.php' script, which will reveal the installation path resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Available
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Contact the vendor for an appropriate upgrade. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: in php.ini, set 'display_errors' to 'Off'.

Products

WebGroup Media LLC

Cerberus Helpdesk

0.97.3

References

Security Tracker: 1014128
Secunia Advisory ID: 15641
Related OSVDB ID: 17228 17229 17231 20264
CVE ID: 2005-1963 (see also: NVD)
Other Advisory URL: http://echo.or.id/adv/adv15-theday-2005.txt
Vendor Specific Solution URL: http://forum.cerberusweb.com/showthread.php?threadid=5162&goto=newpost
Vendor URL: http://www.cerberusweb.com/

Manual Testing Notes

Credit

Dedi Dwianto - the_dayecho.or.id -

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