Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox: SQL injection
Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox is affected by SQL injection. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- 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 using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H