CVE-2009-4548

ViArt Helpdesk 3.x - Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple Parameters

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 6 public exploits for CVE-2009-4548. PoCs published by Moudi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'category_id' parameter. The payload uses obfuscation techniques to bypass basic input filters.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in ViArt Helpdesk 3.x allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the category_id parameter to (1) products.php, (2) article.php, (3) product_details.php, or (4) reviews.php; the (5) forum_id parameter to forum.php; or the (6) search_category_id parameter to products_search.php.

Exploits (6)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34497

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'category_id' parameter. The payload uses obfuscation techniques to bypass basic input filters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ViArt Helpdesk (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable endpoint · User interaction to trigger the payload
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34496

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'category_id' parameter. The payload uses obfuscation techniques (%0D%0A, mixed case) to bypass basic filters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ViArt Helpdesk (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a vulnerable ViArt Helpdesk instance · User interaction to trigger the payload
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34499

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'search_category_id' parameter. The payload uses obfuscation techniques to bypass basic input filters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ViArt Helpdesk (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable web application
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34494

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'category_id' parameter. The PoC uses a crafted URL to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ViArt Helpdesk (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34498

This exploit demonstrates a reflected XSS vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'forum_id' parameter. The payload uses obfuscation techniques (%0D%0A, mixed case) to bypass basic filters.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ViArt Helpdesk (version unspecified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the vulnerable forum.php endpoint
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Moudi · textwebappsphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34495

This exploit demonstrates a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ViArt Helpdesk by injecting a malicious script via the 'category_id' parameter in the URL. The payload executes arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ViArt Helpdesk
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application's URL
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (9)

Core 9
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/36240
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/52349
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/56882
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/56879
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/56880
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/56878
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/56877
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://osvdb.org/56881

Scores

EPSS 0.0226
EPSS Percentile 80.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
viart/viart_helpdesk 3.3.2
viart/viart_helpdesk 3.4.7
Published Jan 04, 2010
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026