PT-2023-31374 · WordPress · Livechat – Wp Live Chat Plugin

Brandon Roldan · Published 2023-12-18 · Updated 2023-12-27 · CVE-2023-49821

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions LiveChat – WP live chat plugin for WordPress versions through 4.5.15

Description A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) issue affects the LiveChat – WP live chat plugin for WordPress. This issue allows an attacker to perform actions on behalf of a user without their knowledge.

Recommendations For versions through 4.5.15, update to a version later than 4.5.15 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing additional security measures to prevent CSRF attacks, such as validating user requests and ensuring that sensitive actions require explicit user confirmation.

Fix

CSRF

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-352

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-49821

Affected Products

Livechat – Wp Live Chat Plugin

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49821 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/Esparta6108713/status/1740026262150918310 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65203 · Telegram Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/wp-live-chat-software-for-wordpress/wordpress-livechat-plugin-4-5-15-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1736879253826707593 · Twitter Post