CVE-2024-2972

Floating Chat Widget <= 3.1.8 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

5.5

CVSS Score

5.5

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

3.1.9

Patched in

15d

Time to patch

Description

The Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, WhatsApp, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the cht_social_Whatsapp[bg_color] parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.1.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticted attackers, with editor access or above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Low

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=3.1.8

PublishedApril 3, 2024

Last updatedApril 18, 2024

Affected pluginchaty

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a18baa1d-2400-496d-8e8b-1c3983484706?source=api-prod

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