Vulnerability · Published Feb 14, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2026-0736Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ <= 2.4.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Meta Field
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ from collectchat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the '_inpost_head_script[synth_header_script]' post meta field in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| collectchat | Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️ | 0 – through 2.4.8 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb62f4c2-ce9f-4958-8b83-cc0d5f4d4647?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/collectchat/trunk/collect.php#L388
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/collectchat/tags/2.4.8/collect.php#L388
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/collectchat/trunk/collect.php#L282
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/collectchat/tags/2.4.8/collect.php#L282
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3460985/