CVE-2024-7816 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Gixaw Chat WordPress plugin up to version 1.0. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to trick a logged-in administrator into adding malicious XSS payloads due to a lack of CSRF checks, sanitization, and escaping. Rated as Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.1, the vulnerability has a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and integrity. The primary risk is the execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:adeelraza:gixaw_chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.