CVE-2018-5405: The Quest Kace K1000 Appliance is vulnerable to JavaScript injection.

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-06-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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.

Affected products

Quest Kace K1000 Appliance: before 9.0.270 — fixed in 9.0.270

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Quest Kace K1000 Appliance 9.0.270. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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