Vulnerability Report
Plugin High Patch path listed CVE-2024-1983

Simple Ajax Chat <= 20240216 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting

The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the name field in all versions up to, and including, 20240216 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attacker to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Quick Answer

CVE-2024-1983 is a high severity with CVSS 7.2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box. It affects Versions up to 20240216 and is fixed in 20240223.

Published
Mar 26, 2024
Last Updated
Feb 25, 2026
Slug
simple-ajax-chat
Operational Summary

What the operator needs to know

Patch Status
Patched release is available
Remediation
Update to version 20240223, or a newer patched version
Operator Briefing

CVE-2024-1983 is tracked for the Plugin Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box as high severity with CVSS 7.2. The affected range is Versions up to 20240216. Update Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box to 20240223 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.

Issue Type
Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Primary Fixed Version
20240223
Primary Affected Range
Versions up to 20240216
Tracking ID
CVE-2024-1983
Detailed Metadata
Software Type Plugin
Software Slug
simple-ajax-chat View on wordpress.org
CVE CVE-2024-1983
Patched Versions
20240223
Affected Versions
Versions up to 20240216
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