CVE-2005-4427
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Cerberus Helpdesk allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) file_id…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 3.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 12% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in Cerberus Helpdesk allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the (1) file_id parameter to attachment_send.php, (2) the $addy variable in email_parser.php, (3) $address variable in email_parser.php, (4) $a_address variable in structs.php, (5) kbid parameter to cer_KnowledgebaseHandler.class.php, (6) queues[] parameter to addresses_export.php, (7) $thread variable to display.php, (8) ticket parameter to display_ticket_thread.php.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 3 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits3
Exploit-DB3 entries
- Cerberus Helpdesk 2.649 - 'cer_KnowledgebaseHandler.class.php?_load_article_details' SQL Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26973webapps, phppublished 27 Dec 2005Verified
- Cerberus Helpdesk 2.649 - 'addresses_export.php?queues' SQL Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26974webapps, phppublished 27 Dec 2005Verified
- Cerberus Helpdesk 2.649 - 'display_ticket_thread.php?ticket' SQL Injection (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 26975webapps, phppublished 27 Dec 2005Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.2% · top 12% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
13
- 21991 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 21993 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 20051219 Cerberus Helpdesk vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 21992 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 16062 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 21995 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 21990 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 18112 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 21988 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 21994 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- cerberus-multiple-sql-injection(23836) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20051225 Cerberus Helpdesk multiple vulnerabilities. (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://forum.cerberusweb.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=30315 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-4422 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2005-4427)Record last updated .