CVE-2023-30096
In this post I will go through CVE-2023-30096: the description, replication of the vulnerability and PoC.
Messenger, a TotalJS product, is
"a chat application for programmers.
Our solution is a small, fast, and open-source web application that you can customize to fit your needs.
Try our great solution as a communication channel in your company or sell it to your customers."
The Messenger platform includes:
- Real-time messaging.
- Supports GitHub flavored markdown.
- Supports secret messages.
- Full-text search.
Description of the vulnerability
TotalJS messenger commit b6cf1c9 is vulnerable to XSS. The channel description field is not properly sanitized.
Replication of the vulnerability
- Login in the application.
- Click on Direct messages.
- Click on Add a new user.
- Fill all the possible fields with payload
"><img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>and save. - XSS will fire whenever user info is reflected in page.
