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CVE-2024-10533: WP Chat App <= 3.6.8 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Filebird Plugin Installation

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The WP Chat App plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install the filebird plugin.

Affected products

• ninjateam WP Chat App: before 3.6.9 — fixed in 3.6.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ninjateam WP Chat App 3.6.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-whatsapp/tags/3.6.7/includes/Cross.php#L206
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-whatsapp/trunk/includes/Cross.php#L206
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3186930/wp-whatsapp/trunk/includes/Cross.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26f73bfe-f41a-4045-9d72-21181a9a704f?source=cve

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