CVE-2023-3667 Bit Assist < 1.1.9 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Bit Assist WordPress plugin, affecting multisite environments.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-3667?
CVE-2023-3667 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Chat Button: WhatsApp Chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram Chat, WeChat, Line Chat, Discord Chat for Customer Support Chat with floating Chat Widget, published on 21 Aug 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Bit Assist WordPress plugin before 1.1.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bitapps Bit Assist.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3667?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3667 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-3667 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3667 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Chat Button: WhatsApp Chat, Facebook Messenger, Telegram Chat, WeChat, Line Chat, Discord Chat for Customer Support Chat with floating Chat Widget
- CVE-2025-0822 Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Path Traversal to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Read via fileID Parameter
- CVE-2025-0821 Bit Assist <= 1.5.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection via id Parameter
- CVE-2023-51371 WordPress Bit Assist Plugin <= 1.1.9 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-13791 Path traversal in Chat Widget: Floating Customer Support Button for 30+ Channels, Supporting SMS, Calls, and Chat – Bit Assist
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9734-j346-qfpf.