CVE-2017-18486

HIGH

Jitbit Helpdesk <9.0.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2017-18486. PoCs published by Kc57.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a writeup describing a broken authentication vulnerability in JitBit HelpDesk <= 9.0.2. The actual exploit code is referenced as a separate download link, but no functional exploit code is provided in the text.

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Kc57 · textwebappsasp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42776

This is a writeup describing a broken authentication vulnerability in JitBit HelpDesk <= 9.0.2. The actual exploit code is referenced as a separate download link, but no functional exploit code is provided in the text.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: JitBit HelpDesk <= 9.0.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target application
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars
by Kc57 · poc
https://github.com/Kc57/JitBit_Helpdesk_Auth_Bypass

This PoC is a brute-force tool designed to exploit CVE-2017-18486, an authentication bypass vulnerability in JitBit Helpdesk. It generates random codes and computes MD5 hashes to find a matching hash, allowing an attacker to bypass authentication.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: JitBit Helpdesk
No auth needed
Prerequisites: known hash · username · email · date in DDMM format
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/Kc57/JitBit_Helpdesk_Auth_Bypass
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42776

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0481
EPSS Percentile 90.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-332
Status published
Products (1)
jitbit/helpdesk < 9.0.3
Published Aug 09, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026