Hive Support <= 1.2.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via hs_update_ai_chat_settings Function
Vulnerability Description
The Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat & AI Chat Bot Plugin for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the hs_update_ai_chat_settings() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reconfigure the plugin’s AI/chat settings (including API keys) and to potentially redirect notifications or leak data to attacker-controlled endpoints via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Vo Thi Ngoc Nhi
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/50542e5e-da66-4223-a6bf-dc9381687ddd?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hive-support/tags/1.2.4/backend/class-hive-support-chat-ajax.php#L146
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/hive-support/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hive-support/tags/1.2.4/backend/class-hive-support-chat-ajax.php#L9
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3311984
Affected Vendor
hivesupport
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