A vulnerability was found in PhpOnlineChat 3.0 (Chat Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the file canned_opr.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in canned_opr.php in PhpOnlineChat 3.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message field.

The weakness was disclosed 01/13/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-100017 since 01/13/2015. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. By approaching the search of inurl:canned_opr.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95801) and Exploit-DB (34555).

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