Simple Ajax ChatWordPress extension · Plugin Planet
CVE-2022-25610
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Simple Ajax Chat <= 20220115 allows an attacker to store the malicious code. However, the attack requires specific conditions, making it hard to exploit.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnauthenticated Stored XSS in Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that persist on the server and execute when other users view chat messages. The stored nature means the payload affects all users viewing the compromised content.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Simple Ajax ChatWordPress extension
< 20220115CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Simple Ajax Chat plugin installationCheck for the plugin directory at /wp-content/plugins/simple-ajax-chat/ or search for files containing 'Simple Ajax Chat' in the wp-content/plugins folderAffected if The plugin directory exists on the server
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (typically simple-ajax-chat.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or check for a version constant defined in the plugin filesAffected if The version shown is 20220115 or lower (less than 20220115)
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Confirm plugin is activeLog into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or query the wp_options table for option_name = 'active_plugins' to verify Simple Ajax Chat is enabledAffected if The plugin appears in the list of active plugins
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Verify public chat functionality is accessibleVisit the page where the chat form is embedded (check pages/posts containing the shortcode [sac_js] or [simple_ajax_chat]) or test accessing the chat interface from a non-authenticated browserAffected if The chat input form is publicly accessible without authentication
If Simple Ajax Chat version 20220115 or lower is installed and active with public chat access, the environment is affected by this unauthenticated stored XSS vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped20220115
Update Simple Ajax Chat to a version newer than 20220115, or implement server-side input sanitization and output encoding for all user-supplied chat data to neutralize script injection attempts.
Simple Ajax Chat 20220115 or later
- Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- Find 'Simple Ajax Chat' in the plugin list
- Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually update to version 20220115 or later
- Verify the plugin version after updating to confirm the fix is applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Simple Ajax Chat
Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-25610 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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