Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites: Filesystem traversal
Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.
- Component
- Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites
- Plugin slug
instant-chat-wp- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Oct 05, 2024
This CVE was published Oct 05, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites instant-chat-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H