Retain Live Chat <= 0.1 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Retain Live Chat WordPress plugin through 0.1 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 even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Retain Live Chat | 0.1 – 0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Retain Live Chat VendorUnknown Affected 0.1 – 0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3391
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gcrr-4xcm-2wh6
- 2026-10-23 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-3391 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-3391 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gcrr-4xcm-2wh6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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