register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1 allows remote attackers…
Priority LOW 36CWE-522Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1 allows remote attackers to discover passwords by sending the username parameter in conjunction with an empty password parameter, and reading the HTML source code of the response.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01673 76th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:echatserver:easy_chat_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0 – 3.1 | Vulnerable | Echatserver |
- cpe:2.3:a:echatserver:easy_chat_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 – 3.1 Vulnerable ·Echatserver
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9557
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8cqr-9pf4-pv2f
References
Exploit 1
More Echatserver Easy Chat Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-15446 EChat Server 3.1 Buffer Overflow via chat.ghp username Parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2019-15666 Easy Chat Server 3.1 Denial of Service via message Parameter CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2017-06947 There is a remote stack-based buffer overflow (SEH) in register.ghp in EFS Software Easy… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-22094 Efs Software Easy Chat Server Version 3.1 was discovered to contain a DLL hijacking… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-06946 register.ghp in EFS Software Easy Chat Server versions 2.0 to 3.1 allows remote attackers… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-14728 An issue was discovered in EFS Easy Chat Server 3.1. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2017-9557 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9557 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8cqr-9pf4-pv2f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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