# CVE-2019-12498: Missing authorization in n/a

> The WP Live Chat Support plugin fails to enforce permission checks on REST API calls, allowing unauthorized access to protected functionality.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Mar 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6mgg-8wqh-hw3h

## What is CVE-2019-12498?

CVE-2019-12498 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12498?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 3cx Live Chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12498?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12498 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12498 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-11185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-11185/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-12426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12426/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2014-10386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-10386/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2017-18507](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-18507/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2016-10879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-10879/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12498 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12498 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12498 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12498/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12498/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12498
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12498
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12498

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12498/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.