Vulnerability · Published Jan 3, 2022 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-25016Chaty < 2.8.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Floating Chat Widget: Contact Icons, Messages, Telegram, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.8% (higher than 79% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.8%top 20.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The Chaty WordPress plugin before 2.8.3 and Chaty Pro WordPress plugin before 2.8.2 do not sanitise and escape the search parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Floating Chat Widget: Contact Icons, Messages, Telegram, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty | 2.8.3 – before 2.8.3 |
| Unknown | Floating Chat Widget Pro - Chaty Pro | 2.8.2 – before 2.8.2 |
Weakness: CWE-79