WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2020-5642 Modified

Onwebchat: Cross-site request forgery

Onwebchat is affected by cross-site request forgery. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS · vultures@jpcert.or.jp
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Onwebchat
Plugin slug
onwebchat
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 15, 2020
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Oct 15, 2020 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Onwebchat 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Live Chat - Live support version 3.1.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators via unspecified vectors.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources