CVE-2018-5405

Public Exploit
The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance is vulnerable to JavaScript injection.

Description

The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance, versions prior to 9.0.270, allows an authenticated least privileged user with 'User Console Only' rights to potentially inject arbitrary JavaScript code on the tickets page. Script execution could allow a malicious user of the system to steal session cookies of other users including Administrator and take over their session. This can further be exploited to launch other attacks. The software also does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other user. An authenticated user with 'user console only' rights may inject arbitrary JavaScript, which could result in an attacker taking over a session of others, including an Administrator.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.35% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory quest.com
Affected: Quest Kace K1000 Appliance
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/ third party advisory us government resource
https://support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5405?
CVE-2018-5405 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5405?
To fix CVE-2018-5405, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5405 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5405 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-5405?
CVE-2018-5405 affects Quest Kace K1000 Appliance.
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