CVE-2017-18486

Jitbit Helpdesk before 9.0.3 allows remote attackers to escalate privileges because of mishandling of the User/AutoLogin userHash parameter. By inspecting the token value provided in a password reset link, a user can leverage a weak PRNG to recover the shared secret used by the server for remote authentication. The shared secret can be used to escalate privileges by forging new tokens for any user. These tokens can be used to automatically log in as the affected user.

Score

CVSS 3.0 7.2 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-08-09

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-332

Affected products

• Helpdesk (Jitbit)

References

• https://github.com/Kc57/JitBit_Helpdesk_Auth_Bypass
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/144334/JitBit-Helpdesk-9.0.2-Broken-Authentication.html
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42776
• https://www.trustedsec.com/2017/09/full-disclosure-jitbit-helpdesk-authentication-bypass-0-day