CVE-2025-9948
Chat by Chatwee <= 2.1.3 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Settings Update
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Chat by Chatwee plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
| CWE | CWE-352 |
| Vendor | paulq |
| Product | chat by chatwee |
| Published | Sep 30, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
paulq / Chat by Chatwee
0 ≤ 2.1.3
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9a4e0c1-7bbb-4ab0-948c-3d172717e5fe?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatwee/trunk/chatwee-admin.php#L41 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatwee/trunk/chatwee-admin.php#L10
Credits
Nabil Irawan