Description

WordPress Plugin WP-Live Chat by 3CX is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently gain access to the REST API functionality without valid credentials, enabling exfiltration of chat logs and the ability to manipulate chat sessions. WordPress Plugin WP-Live Chat by 3CX version 8.0.32 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 8.0.33 or latest

References

https://blog.alertlogic.com/alert-logic-researchers-find-another-critical-vulnerability-in-wordpress-wp-live-chat-cve-2019-12498/

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-live-chat-support/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2019-12498 CWE-287 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass