Wp Live Chat Support: A security weakness

Wp Live Chat Support is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org

NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov

Component: Wp Live Chat Support
Plugin slug: wp-live-chat-support
Affected: See vendor advisory
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Mar 20, 2020
Weakness: CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Mar 20, 2020 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Wp Live Chat Support 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.

Source record

Technical description

The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.

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

References

Update, patch or deactivate.

Technical description

Primary and upstream sources