CVE-2022-2361Network attack vector

Administrator stored XSS via unescaped plugin settings

Published Aug 22, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Stored XSS in QuadLayers Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button before 6.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors' browsers. The plugin stores some settings without sanitizing them and later renders their values without output escaping; public records do not identify the affected setting or code path. Administrator privileges are required to save a payload, and execution requires another user to view the affected output.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in QuadLayers Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button before 6.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to run scripts in visitors' browsers. The plugin stores some settings without sanitizing them and later renders their values without output escaping; public records do not identify the affected setting or code path. Administrator privileges are required to save a payload, and execution requires another user to view the affected output.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-2361
Published
Aug 22, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Roman Pronskiy
Product
Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button
Classifications
CWE-79, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 22, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.5 <6.0.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Roman Pronskiy · Social Chat – Click To Chat App Buttonversion=6.0.5 <6.0.5

Published CVSS scores

4.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript/JScript

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