What is the severity of CVE-2013-5952?

CVE-2013-5952 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on user security through cross-site scripting.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5952?

To fix CVE-2013-5952, update the Freichat component to the latest version that is patched against XSS vulnerabilities.

What are the main exploit vectors for CVE-2013-5952?

CVE-2013-5952 can be exploited through the id or xhash parameters to client/chat.php and the toname parameter to client/plugins/upload/.

Which versions of Freichat are affected by CVE-2013-5952?

CVE-2013-5952 affects the Freichat versions up to and including 9.4.

Who can be affected by CVE-2013-5952?

Users of Joomla! running the vulnerable version of the Freichat component are at risk of being affected by CVE-2013-5952.

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CVE-2013-5952

medium

4.3

CWE

19/3/2014

12/4/2025

CVE-2013-5952: XSS

First published: Wed Mar 19 2014(Updated: )

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Freichat (com_freichat) component, possibly 9.4 and earlier, for Joomla! allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) id or (2) xhash parameter to client/chat.php or (3) toname parameter to client/plugins/upload/upload.php.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Codologic CometChat	<=9.4
Joomla
All of
Codologic CometChat	<=9.4
Joomla

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-5952?
CVE-2013-5952 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential impact on user security through cross-site scripting.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5952?
To fix CVE-2013-5952, update the Freichat component to the latest version that is patched against XSS vulnerabilities.
What are the main exploit vectors for CVE-2013-5952?
CVE-2013-5952 can be exploited through the id or xhash parameters to client/chat.php and the toname parameter to client/plugins/upload/.
Which versions of Freichat are affected by CVE-2013-5952?
CVE-2013-5952 affects the Freichat versions up to and including 9.4.
Who can be affected by CVE-2013-5952?
Users of Joomla! running the vulnerable version of the Freichat component are at risk of being affected by CVE-2013-5952.

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