CVE-2006-0509

Cerberus Helpdesk - Cross-Site Scripting via Contact Search Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2006-0509. PoCs published by [email protected].

AI-analyzed exploit summary The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cerberus Helpdesk due to improper input sanitization. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code into the 'contact_search' parameter.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in clients.php in Cerberus Helpdesk, possibly 2.7, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the contact_search parameter and (2) unspecified url fields.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by [email protected] · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27153

The provided text describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cerberus Helpdesk due to improper input sanitization. The example URL demonstrates how an attacker could inject arbitrary script code into the 'contact_search' parameter.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Cerberus Helpdesk
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable application URL
MITRE ATT&CK
mistral-large-3 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Exploit mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423547/30/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/391
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/22843
Exploit vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16439
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0395
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/18657
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24388

Scores

EPSS 0.0196
EPSS Percentile 78.3%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
cerberus/cerberus_helpdesk 2.7
cerberus/cerberus_helpdesk 2.7.1_development_release
Published Feb 01, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026