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
CVE-2021-25016 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.1 Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty. It affects Versions before 2.8.3 and is fixed in 2.8.3.
CVE-2021-25016 is tracked for the Plugin Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty as medium severity with CVSS 6.1. The affected range is Versions before 2.8.3. Update Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty to 2.8.3 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
chaty
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| CVE | CVE-2021-25016 |
| Patched Versions |
2.8.3
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 2.8.3
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Floating Chat Widget - Chaty <= 3.0.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) SQL Injection
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button, WhatsApp – Chaty <= 3.3.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Chaty <= 3.0.9 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Floating Chat Widget <= 3.1.8 - Authenticated (Editor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty <= 3.5.1 - Unauthenticated Information Exposure
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Icons, Messages, Telegram, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty <= 2.8.3 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, WhatsApp, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty <= 3.2.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Chaty <= 3.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via settings
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