PT-2006-3897 · Vanillasoft · Vanillasoft Helpdesk

Published 2006-06-13 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-2990

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions VanillaSoft Helpdesk versions 2005 and earlier

Description The issue is related to a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. It allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username parameter in the default.asp file.

Recommendations For VanillaSoft Helpdesk versions 2005 and earlier, consider restricting access to the default.asp file until a fix is available, and avoid using the username parameter in this context to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2990

Affected Products

Vanillasoft Helpdesk

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2990 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20544 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18368 · Note
• http://pridels0.blogspot.com/2006/06/vanillasoft-helpdesk-xss-vuln.html · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1016254 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2247 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27020 · Note