X7 Chat avatar cross-site scripting
| x7chat-avatar-xss (26327) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
X7 Chat is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input saved to the avatar field. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of X7 Chat (2.0.4 or later), available from the X7 Chat Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat May 06 2006 - 07:57:19 CDT: X7Chat <= 2.0.2 avatar XSS injection.
- X7 Chat Web site: X7 Chat.
- BID-17869: X7 Chat Avatar URL HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2282: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in X7 Chat 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a javascript URI in the URL of an avatar, possibly related to the avatar parameter in register.php.
- OSVDB ID: 25303: X7 Chat avatar Variable XSS
- SA20007: X7 Chat "avatar" Parameter Script Insertion Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1702: X7 Chat avatar Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- X7 Group X7 Chat 2.0.2
Reported:
May 06, 2006
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