# CVE-2016-15035: Doc2k RE-Chat re_chat.js cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into RE-Chat via cross-site scripting, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2f7h-crmc-cqw4

## What is CVE-2016-15035?

CVE-2016-15035 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Doc2k RE-Chat, published on 28 Aug 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 Doc2k RE-Chat 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file js_on_radio-emergency.de_/re_chat.js. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The patch is named bd17d497ddd3bab4ef9c6831c747c37cc016c570. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-238155.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-15035?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Doc2k Re-Chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-15035?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-15035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2016-15035 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-15035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2016-15035 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-15035 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Doc2k RE-Chat, published on 28 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-15035 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Doc2k RE-Chat. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-15035/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-15035/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-15035
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-15035
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-15035

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-15035/
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