CVE 5.1 MEDIUM

GFI HelpDesk < 4.99.9 Stored XSS via Troubleshooter Step Subject_CVE-2026-23756

5.1 / 10
MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Description

GFI HelpDesk before 4.99.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Troubleshooter module where the subject POST parameter is not sanitized in Controller_Step.InsertSubmit() and EditSubmit() before being rendered by View_Step.RenderViewSteps(). An authenticated staff member can inject arbitrary JavaScript into the step subject field, and the payload executes when any user navigates to Troubleshooter > View Troubleshooter and clicks the affected step link.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-23756
Source VulnCheck
Published Apr 20, 2026 at 17:30
Modified Apr 20, 2026 at 18:08

Affected Product

Vendor GFI Software
Product HelpDesk
Affected Versions GFI Software HelpDesk 0

CWE Classification

References

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