CVE-2018-5405 The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance is vulnerable to JavaScript injection.
Authenticated users can inject JavaScript to steal session cookies and take over administrator accounts on the Kace K1000 Appliance.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5405?
CVE-2018-5405 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Quest Kace K1000 Appliance, published on 3 Jun 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5405?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quest Kace Systems Management Appliance Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5405 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2018-5405 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2018-5405 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Quest Kace K1000 Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5prc-w35f-xhqm.