XSS in Schiocco Support Board - Chat And Help Desk

CVE-2018-18373

In the Schiocco "Support Board - Chat And Help Desk" plugin 1.2.3 for WordPress, a Stored XSS vulnerability has been discovered in file upload areas in the Chat and Help Desk sections via the msg parameter in a /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php sb_ajax_add_message action.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.008 (52.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18373?
CVE-2018-18373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Schiocco Support Board - Chat And Help Desk, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-10-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-18373?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18373 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.