CVE-2014-125089 cention-chatserver InternalChatProtocol.fe _formatBody cross site scripting

Low 3.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts via the chat body, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

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

What is CVE-2014-125089?

CVE-2014-125089 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in cention-chatserver, published on 21 Feb 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in cention-chatserver 3.8.0-rc1. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _formatBody of the file lib/InternalChatProtocol.fe. The manipulation of the argument body leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 3.9 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is c4c0258bbd18f6915f97f91d5fee625384096a26. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-221497 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-125089?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cention-Chatserver Project Cention-Chatserver.

How do I fix CVE-2014-125089?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-125089 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-2014-125089 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-125089 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c539-57xr-hw5w.

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