5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-5405
Quest Kace K1000 Stored XSS Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 3, 2019, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5405 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Quest kace_systems_management_appliance_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-5405.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/ US Government Resource Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-5405 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-79
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update No Types Assigned https://support.quest.com/kb/288310/cert-coordination-center-report-update Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/ No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/877837/ Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 9.0.270 OR cpe:2.3:h:quest:kace_systems_management_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153150/Dell-KACE-System-Management-Appliance-SMA-XSS-SQL-Injection.html [No Types Assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.04%

score

0.50170

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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