Wise ChatWordPress extension · Kaine
CVE-2023-32504
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 · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Kainex Wise Chat.This issue affects Wise Chat: from n/a through 3.1.3.
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 confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Kainex Wise Chat WordPress plugin allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions by tricking them into submitting malicious requests. The vulnerability exists because the plugin lacks proper anti-CSRF token validation on state-changing operations.
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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
Wise ChatWordPress extension
<= 3.1.3CVSS 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
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Verify the installed Kainex Wise Chat plugin versionAccess WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and locate Kainex Wise Chat, or inspect the plugin main file (wise-chat.php) for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The installed version is 3.1.3 or lower
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Identify state-changing AJAX actions in the pluginSearch the plugin directory for wp_ajax_ hooks and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks that handle user-submitted data, typically found in the main plugin PHP file or included action filesAffected if AJAX handlers exist that process user input without requiring authentication callbacks
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Inspect AJAX handlers for nonce validationExamine each identified AJAX handler function and verify if it calls wp_verify_nonce(), check_admin_referer(), or wp_create_nonce() to validate a nonce token before processing any state-changing requestAffected if One or more AJAX handlers lack nonce verification before processing requests
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Check form submissions for anti-CSRF protectionSearch plugin files for any HTML forms that submit to admin-post.php, AJAX endpoints, or direct POST handlers, and verify each form includes a nonce field (wp_nonce_field) and validates it server-sideAffected if Forms that perform state-changing operations exist without nonce fields or with missing server-side validation
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Verify SameSite cookie attribute configurationInspect the plugin's cookie-setting code (look for setcookie or setrawcookie calls) and check if the SameSite attribute is explicitly set on any session or authentication cookiesAffected if Cookies related to chat sessions are set without the SameSite attribute
You are affected if the installed Kainex Wise Chat version is 3.1.3 or lower AND any state-changing AJAX handlers or forms lack proper nonce token validation.
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.
From vendor dataImplement nonce tokens for all form submissions and AJAX actions within the plugin, and validate these nonces server-side before processing any state-changing requests. Additionally, set the SameSite attribute on session cookies.
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32504 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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