V3 Chat index.php path disclosure

v3chat-index-path-disclosure (27395) The risk level is classified as LowLow Risk

Description:

V3 Chat could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. An attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the index.php script using an invalid parameter to cause an error message to be returned containing the full installation path. An attacker could use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 2.8
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: High
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: None
 
Temporal Score: 2.1
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Apply the fix for this vulnerability, available from the V3 Chat Web site. See References.

References:

  • BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Jun 17 2006 - 17:01:52 CDT : V3Chat Instant Messenger - XSS.
  • BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jun 22 2006 - 02:57:38 CDT : Re: V3Chat Instant Messenger - XSS.
  • V3 Chat Web site: V3 Chat - Instant Messenger.
  • BID-18543: V3 Chat Instant Messenger Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-3365: V3 Chat allows remote attackers to obtain the installation path via (1) an invalid id parameter to mail/index.php or (2) membername parameter to messenger/online.php, which displays the path in an error page due to an incorrect SQL statement.
  • CVE-2006-6995: mycontacts.php in V3 Chat allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges as other users via a modified membername parameter.
  • OSVDB ID: 26715: V3 Chat Instant Messenger mail/index.php id Parameter SQL Injection
  • OSVDB ID: 26726: V3 Chat Instant Messenger mycontacts.php membername Arbitrary User Buddy List Manipulation
  • SECTRACK ID: 1016340: V3 Chat - Instant Messenger Input Validation Bugs Let Remote Users Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks and Determine the Installation Path
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-2474: V3 Chat Multiple Variable Remote SQL Injection and Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • V3 Chat V3 Chat

Reported:

Jun 17, 2006

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