CVE-2026-81825 json
Simple Ajax Chat <= 20260811 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
published 2mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-75930
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Chat Message in all versions up to, and including, <= 20260811 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The nonce protecting chat message submission is publicly visible on the chat page, rendering it ineffective as an authentication barrier and allowing fully unauthenticated attackers to submit malicious messages that are stored persistently and rendered to all visitors on every page load.
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- specialk Simple Ajax Chat – Add a Fast, Secure Chat Box
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8336d8d6-81ac-40a6-af1e-167c12440908?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L144
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L143
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L182
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-core.php#L34
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat.php#L698
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat.php#L329
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3669278%40simple-ajax-chat%2Ftrunk&old=3640838%40simple-ajax-ch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-81825
- NVD CVE-2026-81825
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