CVE-2007-4240

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The check_logout function in class/auth.php in Help Center Live (hcl) 2.1.3a sends a redirect to the web browser but does not exit when administrative credentials are missing, which allows remote attackers to delete administrative users and have other unspecified impact via certain requests to (1) admin/departments.php, (2) admin/operators.php, and other unspecified scripts. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected products

Help Center Live: 2.1.3a

References

http://osvdb.org/39400
http://secunia.com/advisories/26352
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25225
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35833
http://osvdb.org/39400
http://secunia.com/advisories/26352
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25225
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35833

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