CVE-2018-5979 is a critical SQL Injection vulnerability affecting Wchat Fully Responsive PHP AJAX Chat Script version 1.5, specifically through the 'User' field in login.php. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-43864) is available, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit/Nuclei modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wchat_project:wchat:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.