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HIGH CVE-2025-39542 Deferred

Xelion Webchat: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass

Xelion Webchat is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.

CVE / CNA score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Xelion Webchat
Plugin slug
xelion-webchat
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 17, 2025
Weakness
CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

This CVE was published Apr 17, 2025 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Xelion Webchat 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

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat xelion-webchat allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Xelion Webchat: from n/a through <= 9.1.0.

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

Primary and upstream sources