HIGH
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
Published Sep 21, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.99%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- 0.92
- 0.93
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.99% 0.02986
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02986
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02986) | 86.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.99% (0.02986) | 85.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 8.61% (0.08612) | 92.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 7.54% (0.07542) | 90.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.13% (0.09133) | 87.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.54% (0.07542) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.21% (0.09214) | 92.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.26% (0.05258) | 92.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.62% (0.02622) | 90.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 11, 2024 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 87.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.62% (0.02622) | 88.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 88.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 87.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.48% (0.04482) | 71.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112724743530521&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16859 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/hesk_0931_patch.zip x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14879 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1792 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112724743530521&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16859 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.phpjunkyard.com/extras/hesk_0931_patch.zip | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14879 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1792 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 21, 2005
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 21, 2005
Link CVE-2005-3005
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a