CVE-2021-25016: 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…

PriorityP336medium6.1CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSCCLILAN

EXPLOIT

EPSS

1.81%

75.8th percentile

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

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
premio	chaty	< 2.8.3	2.8.3
premio	chaty_pro	< 2.8.2	2.8.2

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.16.1MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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