High severity7.2NVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-18486
CVE-2017-18486
Description
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.
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Affected products
3- Jitbit/Helpdeskdescription
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42776nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/144334/JitBit-Helpdesk-9.0.2-Broken-Authentication.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.trustedsec.com/2017/09/full-disclosure-jitbit-helpdesk-authentication-bypass-0-daynvdThird Party Advisory
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