Social Chat < 6.0.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Social Chat WordPress plugin before 6.0.5 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed WP Social Chat – Click To Chat App (Unknown): 6.0.5
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WP Social Chat – Click To Chat App | 6.0.5 to before 6.0.5 | 6.0.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- WP Social Chat – Click To Chat App VendorUnknown Affected 6.0.5 to before 6.0.5 Fixed in 6.0.5 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:quadlayers:wp_social_chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 6.0.5 | Vulnerable | quadlayers |
- cpe:2.3:a:quadlayers:wp_social_chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 6.0.5 Vulnerable ·quadlayers
Remediation
- Fix · CNA WP Social Chat – Click To Chat App (Unknown) Fixed in 6.0.5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2361
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2w93-2cv6-8w7c
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-2361 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-2361 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2w93-2cv6-8w7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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