PT-2022-9573 · WordPress · Chaty+1

Krzysztof Zając · Published 2022-01-03 · Updated 2022-01-08 · CVE-2021-25016

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 Chaty WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.3 Chaty Pro WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.2

Description The issue arises from the failure to sanitise and escape the search parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting.

Recommendations For Chaty WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.3, update to version 2.8.3 or later. For Chaty Pro WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.8.2, update to version 2.8.2 or later. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the admin dashboard to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-25016

Affected Products

Chaty

Chaty Pro

References · 5

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b5035987-6227-4fc6-bc45-1e8016e5c4c0 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-25016 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25016 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/25136 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/34864 · Telegram Post