CVE-2008-6440 (GCVE-0-2008-6440)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-03-06 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 21:07
VLAI
Summary
Cerberus Helpdesk before 4.0 (Build 600) allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via direct requests for "controllers ... that aren't standard helpdesk pages," possibly involving the (1) /display and (2) /kb URIs.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29335 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/30344 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.cerb4.com/blog/2008/05/15/important-se… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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