CVE-2023-0899

MEDIUM 6.1CVE-2023-0899 · Published 24/04/2023 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2023-0899 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability affecting wp live chat shoutbox (wp live chat shoutbox project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.46%, higher than 39.9% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wp live chat shoutbox wp_live_chat_shoutbox_project	`≤ 1.4.2`	No fix yet

Description

The Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox WordPress plugin through 1.4.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the Shoutbox, leading to Stored Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admins.

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/e95f925f-118e-4fa1-8e8f-9dc1bc698f12 · Exploit

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