CVE-2026-23753 PUBLISHED

GFI HelpDesk < 4.99.9 Stored XSS via charset Parameter

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 15.01.2026 Published: 20.04.2026 Updated: 20.04.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 4.8

Product Status

Vendor GFI Software
Product HelpDesk
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 4.99.9 (excl.)

Credits

  • Alex Williams from Pellera Technologies finder
  • VulnCheck coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE