Joomla! 'com_bc' Component Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID:	42728
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Aug 25 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Aug 25 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Aung Khant
Vulnerable:	BlastChat com_bc 0
Not Vulnerable:

Joomla! 'com_bc' Component Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

The 'com_bc' component for Joomla! is prone to multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage these issues to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This can allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Joomla! 'com_bc' Component Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Attackers can exploit these issues by enticing an unsuspecting victim into following a malicious URI.

The following example URIs are available:

• /data/vulnerabilities/exploits/42728.txt

Joomla! 'com_bc' Component Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Reports indicate that updates are available, but Symantec has not verified this. Please see the references for more information.

Joomla! 'com_bc' Component Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

References:

• BlastChat Homepage (BlastChat)