CVE-2026-18404
CVE-2026-18404
The Social Chat – Click To Chat App Button plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'consent_message' JSON Attribute in .qlwapp data-box in all versions up to, and including, 8.6.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. The exploit requires no user interaction beyond page load, as setting auto_open and consent_enabled to 'yes' in the injected data-box JSON causes the consent box — and the embedded script — to execute immediately on page load.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-18404?
- CVE-2026-18404 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2026-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18404?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.