# CVE-2022-27849: WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability

> An attacker can access sensitive information via the sac-export.csv file in the Simple Ajax Chat WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hvgg-fv94-2fwq

## What is CVE-2022-27849?

CVE-2022-27849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin), published on 15 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sensitive Information Disclosure (sac-export.csv) in Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin) <= 20220115

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27849?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Plugin-Planet Simple Ajax Chat.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-27849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27849 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-27849 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-27849 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress Simple Ajax Chat <20220116 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability (nuclei): http/cves/2022/CVE-2022-27849.yaml

## 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-2022-25610](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25610/): WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (low 3.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-27849 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jeff Starr Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin), published on 15 Apr 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-27849 exists.

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-2022-27849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27849

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