Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox: Cross-site scripting
Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox
- Plugin slug
wp-live-chat-shoutbox- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Apr 24, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Apr 24, 2023 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox 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
The Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox WordPress plugin through 1.4.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the Shoutbox, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N