Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800616
Category:	Web application abuses
Title:	FlashChat Role Filter Security Bypass Vulnerability
Summary:	FlashChat is prone to a security bypass vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: FlashChat is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: This flaw is due to an error in the connection.php script. By setting the 's' parameter to a value of '7' a remote attacker could bypass the role filtering mechanism. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let the attacker bypass certain security restrictions and gain unauthorized administrative access to the affected application. Affected Software/OS: FlashChat Version 5.0.8 and prior. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-6799 BugTraq ID: 31800 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31800 Bugtraq: 20081017 flashchat severe bug (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122425865430237&w=2 http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/0810-exploits/flashchat-bypass.txt http://www.osvdb.org/49337 http://secunia.com/advisories/32350 XForce ISS Database: flashchat-connection-security-bypass(45974) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45974
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