PT-2018-14475 · WordPress · Wp-Live-Chat-Support

Published 2018-10-18 · Updated 2023-05-26 · CVE-2018-18460

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions wp-live-chat-support version 8.0.15

Description A security issue exists in the wp-live-chat-support plugin for WordPress. The problem is related to the term parameter in the "modules/gdpr.php" file. This issue can be exploited through a request to the "/wp-admin/admin.php" endpoint, specifically the "wplivechat-menu-gdpr-page" page.

Recommendations For wp-live-chat-support version 8.0.15, consider restricting access to the vulnerable term parameter in the "modules/gdpr.php" file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the term parameter in the affected API endpoint "/wp-admin/admin.php" wplivechat-menu-gdpr-page request until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-18460

Affected Products

Wp-Live-Chat-Support

References · 4

• 🔥 https://github.com/rakjong/vuln/blob/master/wordpress_wp-live-chat-support_XSS.pdf · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-18460 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18460 · Security Note
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-live-chat-support/#developers · Note