CVE-2008-2841

Argument injection vulnerability in XChat 2.8.7b and earlier on Windows, when Internet Explorer is used, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the --command parameter in an ircs:// URI...

XChat 2.8.7b - URI Handler Remote Code Execution (Internet Explorer 67)

XChat 2.8.7b - URI Handler Remote Code Execution Internet Explorer 67 Xchat Welcome to my personal website document.location='ircs://[email protected]" --command "shell calc"' milw0rm.com 2008-06-13...

XChat 2.8.7b - 'ircs://' URI Command Execution

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29696/info XChat is prone to a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands in the context of the vulnerable user. This issue may lead to a remote compromise. The issue arises because of improper handling of the 'ircs://' URI...