DSChat send.php cross-site scripting
| dschat-send-xss (26641) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
DSChat is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the send.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'ctext' 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 DSChat (2.6.4 or later), available from DSChat Web site. See References.
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 22 2006 - 14:07:26 CDT : DSChat <= 1.0 XSS.
- Dvondrake Studios Web site: DSChat.
- BID-18084: DSChat HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-2605: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in DSChat 1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the chatbox, probably involving the ctext parameter to send.php.
- OSVDB ID: 25734: DSChat send.php ctext Variable XSS
- SA20258: DSChat Script Insertion and PHP Code Execution Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016148: DSChat Input Validation Flaw Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1961: DSChat Remote Command Execution and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Dvondrake Studios DSChat 1.0
Reported:
May 22, 2006
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