(PT-2012-26) Positive Technologies Security Advisory
Remote JS Code Execution in qutIM

Vulnerable software

qutIM
Version: 0.3 and earlier

Link:
http://qutim.org/

Severity level

Severity level: Medium
Impact: JS Code Execution
Access Vector: Remote

CVSS v2:
Base Score: 5.4
Vector: (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVE: not assigned

Software description

qutIM is a free open source multiprotocol (ICQ, Jabber, Mail.Ru, IRC, VKontakte) IM client for Windows, Linux, MacOS X, OS/2, Symbian, Maemo/MeeGo, Solaris and *BSD.

Vulnerability description

The specialists of the Positive Research center have detected "Unauthorized Remote JS Code Execution" vulnerability in qutIM.

The vulnerability allows an attacker to send a specially crafted massage with JS code, and will potentially be executed on the recipient’s side.
Example:

<svg onload=”alert(1)”>

How to fix

Update your software up to the latest version

Advisory status

14.08.2012 - Vendor is notified
14.08.2012 - Vendor gets vulnerability details
23.09.2013 - Vendor releases fixed version and details 
08.10.2013 - Public disclosure

Credits

The vulnerability was detected by Mikhail Firstov, Positive Research Center (Positive Technologies Company)

References

http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/PT-2012-26

Reports on the vulnerabilities previously discovered by Positive Research:

http://www.ptsecurity.com/research/advisory/
http://en.securitylab.ru/lab/

About Positive Technologies

Positive Technologies www.ptsecurity.com is among the key players in the IT security market in Russia.

The principal activities of the company include the development of integrated tools for information security monitoring (MaxPatrol); providing IT security consulting services and technical support; development of the Securitylab leading Russian information security portal.

Among the clients of Positive Technologies, there are more than 40 state enterprises, more than 50 banks and financial organizations, 20 telecommunication companies, more than 40 plant facilities, as well as IT, service and retail companies from Russia, the CIS countries, the Baltic States, China, Ecuador, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Iran, Israel, Japan, Mexico, the Republic of South Africa, Thailand, Turkey, and the USA.

Positive Technologies is a team of highly skilled developers, advisers and experts with years of vast hands-on experience. The company specialists possess professional titles and certificates; they are the members of various international societies and are actively involved in the IT security field development.