Hive Support <= 1.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via hs_update_ai_chat_settings Function
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Tampering
- 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-352.
Summary
The Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat & AI Chat Bot Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the hs_update_ai_chat_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reconfigure the plugin’s AI/chat settings (including API keys) and to potentially redirect notifications or leak data to attacker-controlled endpoints via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Support | Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat and Chatbot | up to 1.2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat and Chatbot VendorHive Support Affected up to 1.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9843-mf38-3gw6
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50542e5e-da66-4223-a6bf-dc9381687ddd?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hive-support/tags/1.2.4/backend/class-hive-support-chat-ajax.php#L146
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/hive-support/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hive-support/tags/1.2.4/backend/class-hive-support-chat-ajax.php#L9
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3311984
More Hive Support vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36392 WordPress Hive Support plugin <= 1.1.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2024-35041 Unrestricted file upload in Hive Support CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2025-23700 WordPress Hive Support plugin <= 1.2.6 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-23339 WordPress Hive Support plugin <= 1.2.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-23731 WordPress Hive Support plugin <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2025-04500 Missing authorization in Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat and Chatbot CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-5019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9843-mf38-3gw6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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