CVE-2008-6502

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2009-03-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in Pro Chat Rooms 3.0.2 allows remote authenticated users to select an arbitrary local PHP script as an avatar via a .. (dot dot) in the avatar parameter, and cause other users to execute this script by using sendData.php to send a message to (1) an individual user or (2) a room, leading to cross-site request forgery (CSRF), cross-site scripting (XSS), or other impacts.

Affected products

Prochatrooms Pro Chat Rooms: 3.0.2

References

http://osvdb.org/50697
http://secunia.com/advisories/33088
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47242
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7409
http://osvdb.org/50697
http://secunia.com/advisories/33088
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47242
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/7409

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