Description
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Wise Chat <= 3.4 versions.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability allows a contributor to inject malicious scripts into chat content. Based on the description, it is inferred that contributors can post messages that bypass the plugin's sanitization. Those scripts are rendered unmodified in the browsers of any user that reads the chat, enabling session hijacking, defacement, or credential theft.

Affected Systems

The Marcin Wise Chat WordPress plugin, for all releases up to and including version 3.4, is affected.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 rates the flaw as moderate and the EPSS score is not available; it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Based on the description, it is inferred that an attacker with the ability to post messages can supply crafted chat content that bypasses the plugin's sanitization. When the content is displayed to any visitor, the embedded script executes in that user's browser context, exposing typical XSS risks.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 18:03 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Wise Chat to the latest version that fixes the XSS issue.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, restrict chat posting to authenticated administrators or trusted users to block untrusted input.
  • Apply a Content Security Policy or additional input sanitization on chat output to prevent execution of malicious scripts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 18:03 UTC.

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History

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Marcin
Marcin wise Chat
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Marcin
Marcin wise Chat
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Wise Chat <= 3.4 versions.
Title WordPress Wise Chat plugin <= 3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Marcin Wise Chat
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T15:12:29.668Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T14:00:34.306Z

Link: CVE-2026-66636

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:59:53.851Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-18T15:16:58.217

Modified: 2026-08-20T12:49:04.990

Link: CVE-2026-66636

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-24T21:12:35Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')