GFI HelpDesk up to 4.99.8 Groups Page companyname cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in GFI HelpDesk up to 4.99.8 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Groups Page. Performing a manipulation of the argument companyname results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-23752. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GFI HelpDesk up to 4.99.8. This affects an unknown part of the component Groups Page. The manipulation of the argument companyname with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

GFI HelpDesk before 4.99.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the template group creation and editing functionality that allows authenticated administrators to inject arbitrary JavaScript by manipulating the companyname POST parameter without HTML sanitization. Attackers can inject malicious scripts through the companyname field that execute in the browsers of any administrator viewing the Templates > Groups page.

The weakness was disclosed by Alex Williams. It is possible to read the advisory at gfi.ai. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-23752 since 01/15/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.99.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-23926). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: HelpDesk 4.99.9

Timelineinfo

01/15/2026 CVE reserved
04/20/2026 +94 days Advisory disclosed
04/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/20/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gfi.ai
Researcher: Alex Williams
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-23752 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-23752
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358347
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/20/2026 20:15
Updated: 04/20/2026 21:57
Changes: 04/20/2026 20:15 (78), 04/20/2026 21:57 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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