CSRF in Paulq Chat By Chatwee
CVE-2025-9948
The Chat by Chatwee plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.3. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin settings page. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify plugin settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Paulq Chat By Chatwee — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9948?
- CVE-2025-9948 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paulq Chat By Chatwee, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9948?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-9948 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.