CVE-2021-25016

Chaty < 2.8.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Severity Score

6.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Chaty WordPress plugin before 2.8.3 and Chaty Pro WordPress plugin before 2.8.2 do not sanitise and escape the search parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

El plugin Chaty de WordPress versiones anteriores a 2.8.3 y el plugin Chaty Pro de WordPress versiones anteriores a 2.8.2, no sanean y escapan el parámetro search antes de devolverlo al panel de administración, conllevando a un problema de tipo Cross-Site Scripting Reflejado

*Credits: Krzysztof Zając

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-01-14 CVE Reserved
2021-12-06 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b5035987-6227-4fc6-bc45-1e8016e5c4c0	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Premio Search vendor "Premio"		Chaty Search vendor "Premio" for product "Chaty"				< 2.8.3 Search vendor "Premio" for product "Chaty" and version " < 2.8.3"		wordpress		Affected
Premio Search vendor "Premio"		Chaty Pro Search vendor "Premio" for product "Chaty Pro"				< 2.8.2 Search vendor "Premio" for product "Chaty Pro" and version " < 2.8.2"		wordpress		Affected