FlexChat index.cfm and chat.cfm cross-site scripting
| flexchat-index-chat-xss (26429) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
FlexChat is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.cfm and chat.cfm scripts. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'username' or 'CFTOKEN' parameters in the index.cfm script or using the 'CFTOKEN' or 'CFID' parameters in the chat.cfm script 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:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- FlexChat Web site: FlexChat.
- UNSECURED SYSTEMS 13 may 2006: FlexChat XSS.
- CVE-2006-2415: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in FlexChat 2.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) username and (2) CFTOKEN parameter in (a) index.cfm and (3) CFTOKEN and (4) CFID parameter in (b) chat.cfm.
- OSVDB ID: 25504: FlexChat index.cfm Multiple Variable XSS
- OSVDB ID: 25505: FlexChat chat.cfm Multiple Variable XSS
- SA20101: FlexChat "username" Parameter Cross-Site Scripting
- SECTRACK ID: 1016104: FlexChat Input Validation Holes Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1804: FlexChat username Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- FlexChat FlexChat 2.0 and prior
Reported:
May 13, 2006
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