CVE-2026-23753

MEDIUM

GFI HelpDesk < 4.99.9 Stored XSS via charset Parameter

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

GFI HelpDesk before 4.99.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the language management functionality where the charset POST parameter is passed directly to SWIFT_Language::Create() without HTML sanitization and subsequently rendered unsanitized by View_Language.RenderGrid(). An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary JavaScript through the charset field when creating or editing a language, and the payload executes in the browser of any administrator viewing the Languages page.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.8
EPSS 0.0003
EPSS Percentile 10.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
gfi/helpdesk < 4.99.9
GFI Software/HelpDesk < 4.99.9
Published Apr 20, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 20, 2026