Medium severity · published Jun 3, 2019
CVE-2018-5405
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…
5.4
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KS
Kace Systems Management Appliance Firmware · Quest
before 9.0.270 · source: NVD
Affected product
KS
Kace Systems Management Appliance Firmware
Quest
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5405
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5405
Exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html
Vendor Advisory
https://support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/
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