CVE-2023-4497 — Easy Chat Server, in its 3

Easy Chat Server, in its 3.1 version and before, does not sufficiently encrypt user-controlled inputs, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability stored via /registresult.htm (POST method), in the Icon parameter. The XSS is loaded from /users.ghp.

01What is this vulnerability?

Easy Chat Server, in its 3.1 version and before, does not sufficiently encrypt user-controlled inputs, resulting in a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability stored via /registresult.htm (POST method), in the Icon parameter. The XSS is loaded from /users.ghp.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
EFS Software	Easy Chat Server	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-10-04T12:32:29.597Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-05T18:07:41.348Z

09References

• www.incibe.es — https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-efs-…