Sticky Chat Widget <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Sticky Chat Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the 'scw_form_fields' parameter array keys of the 'scw_save_form_data' AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This is due to the save_form_data() function passing attacker-controlled POST array keys unsanitized to $wpdb->insert(), which wraps column identifiers in backticks without escaping them, allowing a backtick in an attacker-supplied key to break out of the column-identifier list into raw SQL; additionally, the use of filter_input() bypasses WordPress's wp_magic_quotes() protection, and the widget_id validation loop is skipped entirely when no valid widget_id is supplied, leaving $isValid at 1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gingerplugins | Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons | up to 1.4.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Sticky Chat Widget – Floating Chat Icons, Contact Form, Call, Click to Chat, Email & Message Buttons Vendorgingerplugins Affected up to 1.4.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-15462
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4cw-pxp4-3x6g
References
Other 5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/35a49ba9-02a6-47cf-98f0-053b06036b08?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky-chat-widget/tags/1.4.2/includes/front-end.php#L188
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky-chat-widget/tags/1.4.2/includes/front-end.php#L141
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sticky-chat-widget/tags/1.4.2/includes/front-end.php#L60
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3640407%40sticky-chat-widget%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Ffront-end.php&old=3349742%40sticky-chat-widget%2Ftrunk%2Fincludes%2Ffront-end.php&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2026-15462 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-15462 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4cw-pxp4-3x6g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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