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high 7.5

CVE-2005-3005 json

Helpdesk Software Hesk allows remote attackers to bypass authentication for (1) admin.php and (2) admin_main.php by modifying the PHPSESSID…

published 2005-09-21 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-3005

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26285)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26285 Hesk 0.92/0.93 - Session ID Authentication Bypass webapps, 2005-09-20
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14879 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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