CVE-2024-1983 Simple Ajax Chat < 20240223 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via chat names, leading to stored XSS affecting other users.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-1983?
CVE-2024-1983 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple Ajax Chat , published on 20 Mar 2024. 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
The Simple Ajax Chat WordPress plugin before 20240223 does not prevent visitors from using malicious Names when using the chat, which will be reflected unsanitized to other users.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1983?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plugin-Planet Simple Ajax Chat.
How do I fix CVE-2024-1983?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1983 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-2024-1983 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1983 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Simple Ajax Chat
- CVE-2024-2470 Simple Ajax Chat < 20240412 - Admin+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2022-27850 WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Multiple Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
- CVE-2022-27849 WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability
- CVE-2022-25610 WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m8qw-mppg-7364.