{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-44018 exists.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44018 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2024-44018 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in istmoplugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2024-44018 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2024-44018 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in istmoplugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites, published on 5 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-44018 exists.\n\nAffected product: istmoplugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44018/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44018/index.md)","id":"CVE-2024-44018","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44018/index.md","name":"CVE-2024-44018","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-vhv5-xm77-fph6"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["data_read","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Instant Chat WP plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"path_traversal"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Patchstack","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-22","name":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory"}],"description":"Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites instant-chat-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites: from n/a through \u003c= 1.0.5.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"weaponised"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"WordPress Instant Chat WP plugin \u003c= 1.0.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability","id":"CVE-2024-44018","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"path_traversal","year":"2024"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"WordPress Contact Form 7 Campaign Monitor Extension plugin \u003c= 0.4.67 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability","id":"CVE-2024-44019"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"WordPress MH Board plugin \u003c= 1.3.2.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability","id":"CVE-2024-44017"},"products":["Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites"],"published":"2024-10-05","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"poc","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-28","vendors":["istmoplugins"]},"summary":"Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Instant Chat WP plugin to include arbitrary local files, potentially leading to data disclosure or code execution.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-44018/"}