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Medium · 4.8 CVE-2026-23753 EUVD-2026-23928GHSA-xj4v-3q69-qpxx

GFI HelpDesk < 4.99.9 Stored XSS via charset Parameter

Published Apr 20, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GFI Software HelpDesk < 4.99.9 4.99.9

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