CVE-2020-23983 Cross-site scripting in n/a

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Persistent Cross-site Scripting in iChat Realtime PHP Live Support System allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via chat text fields.

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-2020-23983?

CVE-2020-23983 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Michael-design iChat Realtime PHP Live Support System 1.6 has persistent Cross-site Scripting via chat,text-filed tags.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23983?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ichat Project Ichat.

How do I fix CVE-2020-23983?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23983 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-2020-23983 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23983 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v3v-9678-qvch.

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