What is CVE-2019-12498?

CVE-2019-12498 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 3cx Live Chat, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-20.

How severe is CVE-2019-12498?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-12498 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in 3cx Live Chat

CVE-2019-12498

The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

3cx Live_chat
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12498?: CVE-2019-12498 is a critical-severity vulnerability in 3cx Live Chat, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2019-12498?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12498 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.