CVE-2004-1802 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hide their IP address in Chat Anywhere by injecting null bytes, bypassing IP logging on the admin page.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2004-1802?

CVE-2004-1802 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Chat Anywhere 2.72 and earlier allows remote attackers to hide their IP address by using %00 before the nickname, which causes the IP address to be displayed as $IP$ on the administration web page.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1802?

How do I fix CVE-2004-1802?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1802 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1802 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1802 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j5q2-25f4-p838.

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