Codologic Com Freichat up to 9.4 toname cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Codologic Com Freichat up to 9.4. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation of the argument toname causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2013-5952. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Codologic Com Freichat up to 9.4 (Chat Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument toname with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Freichat (com_freichat) component, possibly 9.4 and earlier, for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id or (2) xhash parameter to client/chat.php or (3) toname parameter to client/plugins/upload/upload.php.

The weakness was shared 03/19/2014 by Mahmoud Ghorbanzadeh (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-5952 since 09/27/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12893 (Joomla! Freichat (com_freichat) Component Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities).

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 (91824), SecurityFocus (BID 66254†), Secunia (SA57361†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49843†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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OpenVAS ID: 802124
OpenVAS Name: Joomla Component FrieChat Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 125737
Researcher: Mahmoud Ghorbanzadeh
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-5952 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-5952
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-66709
X-Force: 91824
SecurityFocus: 66254 - Joomla! Freichat Component Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 57361 - Joomla! FreiChat Component "id" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
Vulnerability Center: 49843 - Joomla! 9.4 and Earlier Freichat Component XSS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 05/08/2026 13:58
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (55), 06/27/2017 03:32 (14), 02/03/2022 22:03 (3), 07/02/2024 20:38 (15), 12/23/2024 20:49 (6), 05/08/2026 13:58 (2)
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