ICQ Incoming Message HTML Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	36041
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 14 2009 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 21 2009 06:43PM
Credit:	Maxim A. Kulakov (aka ShineShadow)
Vulnerable:	ICQ Inc. ICQ 6.5 build 1042 ICQ Inc. ICQ 6.5
Not Vulnerable:

ICQ Incoming Message HTML Injection Vulnerability

ICQ is prone to an HTML-injection vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input before using it in dynamically generated content.

Attacker-supplied HTML and script code would run in the context of the affected browser, potentially allowing the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials or to control how the site is rendered to the user. Other attacks are also possible.

ICQ 6.5 build 1042 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

ICQ Incoming Message HTML Injection Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.

ICQ Incoming Message HTML Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

ICQ Incoming Message HTML Injection Vulnerability

References:

• ICQ Homepage (ICQ Inc.)
  
• ICQ 6.5 HTML-injection vulnerability ([email protected])