Vulnerability · Published Oct 20, 2025 · Assigned by INCIBE

CVE-2025-8349Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) stored in Tawk Live Chat

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Live Chat from Tawk. 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 45% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) stored vulnerability in Tawk Live Chat. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute JavaScript code in the victim's browser by uploading a malicious PDF with JavaScript payload through the chatbot. The PDF is stored by the application and subsequently displayed without proper sanitisation when other users access it. This vulnerability can be exploited to steal sensitive user data, such as session cookies, or to perform actions on behalf of the user.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Tawk Live Chat 0 – through *

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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