XSS in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance
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 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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.037 (88.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5405?
- CVE-2018-5405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2019-06-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5405?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.