Administrator script execution via stored chat input
Published Jun 4, 2026 · Updated Jun 4, 2026
Stored XSS in the chat input path in Screets Live Chat Unlimited 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to run scripts in an administrator's browser. The chat input path accepts payloads containing script tags and event handlers, stores them, and renders them without effective neutralization in the WordPress admin area. No account is required to submit a payload, but an administrator must view the affected conversation; execution permits cookie theft or forced redirects.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in the chat input path in Screets Live Chat Unlimited 2.8.3 allows remote attackers to run scripts in an administrator's browser. The chat input path accepts payloads containing script tags and event handlers, stores them, and renders them without effective neutralization in the WordPress admin area. No account is required to submit a payload, but an administrator must view the affected conversation; execution permits cookie theft or forced redirects.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2019-25737
- Published
- Jun 4, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 4, 2026
- Vendor
- Screets
- Product
- Live Chat Unlimited
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 4, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.8.3
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- WordPress Plugin Live Chat Unlimited 2.8.3 - Cross-Site Scriptingproof of concept · demonstrated
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