# CVE-2022-25610: WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

> An unauthenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Simple Ajax Chat plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Low 3.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c838-r8f2-9r8x

## What is CVE-2022-25610?

CVE-2022-25610 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin), published on 25 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Simple Ajax Chat <= 20220115 allows an attacker to store the malicious code. However, the attack requires specific conditions, making it hard to exploit.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25610?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Plugin-Planet Simple Ajax Chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25610?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25610 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25610 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2024-1983](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1983/): Simple Ajax Chat < 20240223 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2024-2470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2470/): Simple Ajax Chat < 20240412 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-27850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27850/): WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-27849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27849/): WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25610 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25610 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin), published on 25 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25610 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-25610/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25610/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25610
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25610
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25610

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25610/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.