Chatty index.php cross-site scripting
| chatty-index-xss (26631) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Chatty is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'username' parameter 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 Chatty (1.0.3 or later), available from the Chatty Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 22 2006 - 14:06:25 CDT : Chatty improper input sanitizing.
- Marco Olivo Web site: Chatty.
- BID-18082: Chatty Username HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2606: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Chatty, possibly 1.0.2 and other versions, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the username.
- SA20259: Chatty "username" Parameter Script Insertion Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1016152: Chatty :) `username` Input Validation Hole Cross-Site Scripting
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1962: Chatty username Parameter Handling Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Marco Olivo Chatty 1.0.2
Reported:
May 21, 2006
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