VDB-258068 · CVE-2024-2956 · GCVE-0-2024-2956

Simple Ajax Chat Plugin up to 20231101 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Simple Ajax Chat Plugin up to 20231101 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-2956. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Simple Ajax Chat Plugin up to 20231101 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 20231101 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-2956. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Chat Software

Name

Simple Ajax Chat Plugin

Version

20231101

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.4

VulDB Base Score: 2.4
VulDB Temp Score: 2.4
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CNA Base Score: 4.4
CNA Vector (Wordfence): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/26/2024 🔍
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03/26/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/13/2026 +748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-2956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-2956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258068

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2024 20:58
Updated: 04/13/2026 16:32
Changes: 03/26/2024 20:58 (50), 05/05/2024 12:19 (2), 05/05/2024 12:27 (12), 04/13/2025 03:58 (4), 04/13/2026 16:32 (2)
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