CVE-2024-2470 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Simple Ajax Chat WordPress plugin prior to version 20240412. This flaw allows high-privilege users, such as administrators, to inject malicious scripts due to insufficient sanitization and escaping of plugin settings, even when unfiltered_html is disallowed. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, requiring user interaction. Successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has received minimal community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20240412CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_ajax_chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.