vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: wp-live-chat-support: CVE-2018-11105: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 2, 2018 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 2, 2018
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
There is stored cross site scripting in the wp-live-chat-support plugin before 8.0.08 for WordPress via the "name" (aka wplc_name) and "email" (aka wplc_email) input fields to wp-json/wp_live_chat_support/v1/start_chat whenever a malicious attacker would initiate a new chat with an administrator. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-9864.
Solution
wp-live-chat-support-plugin-cve-2018-11105
References
Rapid7 Labs
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