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TI-2024-02764 Aliases CVE-2024-2956GHSA-fg85-hhp4-hm8c

Simple Ajax Chat <= 20231101 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Priority LOW 20CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 20231101 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0033 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
specialkSimple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Boxup to 20231101—No fix listedCNA
  • Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box Vendorspecialk Affected up to 20231101 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2956
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fg85-hhp4-hm8c

References

Other 2

  • TI-2024-01845 Simple Ajax Chat < 20240223 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-02296 Simple Ajax Chat < 20240412 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2024-04645 User Submitted Posts < 20240516 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2019-15241 User Submitted Posts <= 20190312 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-10732 WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-24406 WordPress User Submitted Posts Plugin <= 20230902 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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