CVE-2007-6297 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML via multiple parameters in PHPMyChat, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2007-6297?

CVE-2007-6297 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Dec 2007. It can be exploited over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in PHPMyChat 0.14.5 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) LIMIT parameter to chat/deluser.php3, the (2) Link parameter to chat/edituser.php3, or the (3) LastCheck or (4) B parameter to chat/users_popupL.php3. NOTE: the FontName vectors for start_page.css.php3 and style.css.php3 are already covered by CVE-2005-1619. The medium vectors for start_page.css.php3 (start_page.css.php) and style.css.php3 (style.css.php), and the From vector for users_popupL.php3 (users_popupL.php), are already covered by CVE-2005-3991.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-6297?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Heaven Phpmychat.

How do I fix CVE-2007-6297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-6297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2007-6297 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2007-6297 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6339-hxrv-qx25.

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