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Case File

CVE-2017-18486

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 4.81% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-08-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗
External Security References
packetstormsecurity.com ↗ exploit-db.com ↗

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2017-18486
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
4.81%

Original NVD 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.