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Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-81825Simple Ajax Chat <= 20260811 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

High 7.2

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box from specialk. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 57.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Chat Message in all versions up to, and including, <= 20260811 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The nonce protecting chat message submission is publicly visible on the chat page, rendering it ineffective as an authentication barrier and allowing fully unauthenticated attackers to submit malicious messages that are stored persistently and rendered to all visitors on every page load.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
specialk Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box 0 – through 20260811

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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