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CVE-2023-1020: Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated SQLi

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox WordPress plugin through 1.4.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement via an AJAX action available to unauthenticated users, leading to a SQL injection.

Affected products

• Steveas WP Live Chat Shoutbox: through 1.4.2

References

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4e5aa9a3-65a0-47d6-bc26-a2fb6cb073ff
• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4e5aa9a3-65a0-47d6-bc26-a2fb6cb073ff

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