Chat by Chatwee WordPress Plugin Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability has been identified in the Chat by Chatwee plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 2.1.3. The vulnerability arises from inadequate nonce validation on the admin settings page, allowing unauthenticated attackers to alter plugin settings by tricking a site administrator into clicking a link.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for unauthorized modification of plugin settings by an attacker who can deceive an administrator into performing a specific action.

Added: Sep 30, 2025, 11:43 AM
Updated: Sep 30, 2025, 11:43 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
0.0
impact
0.6
exploitability
7.0
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.6
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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