WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2022-27849 Modified

Simple Ajax Chat: Sensitive information exposure

Simple Ajax Chat is affected by sensitive information exposure. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Successful exploitation can disclose data that should not be available to the caller.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score 7.5 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Simple Ajax Chat
Plugin slug
simple-ajax-chat
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 15, 2022
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

This CVE was published Apr 15, 2022 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Simple Ajax Chat 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

Sensitive Information Disclosure (sac-export.csv) in Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin) <= 20220115

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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

Primary and upstream sources