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Social Chat vulnerabilities
Social Chat has 1 known vulnerability in this database. The most recent published record is dated 5 Sep 2026.
- Known vulnerabilities
- 1
- Active installs
- 200,000+
- Latest version
- 8.6.5
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Most recent
- 5 Sep 2026
Find it in your WordPress dashboard under Plugins. Severity is based on the CVSS score published with the CVE where one is available.
| Vulnerability | Severity | Affected | Fix | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-site scripting (XSS) CVE-2026-18404 | Medium 6.4 | Up to 8.6.2 | Fixed in a later version (latest 8.6.5) | 5 Sep 2026 |
Read the published descriptions
- CVE-2026-18404, 5 Sep 2026
- 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. CVE record
What to do if you run Social Chat
If you run Social Chat, open WordPress and check the installed version in Plugins. Compare it with the affected versions in the vulnerability record. If a fixed version is available, take a current backup and update to that version or the latest supported release.
If no fixed version exists, consider disabling and removing the plugin or replacing it with a maintained alternative. After dealing with the affected software, check administrator users, unexpected file changes, redirects, unfamiliar pages and security logs for signs that the site may already have been altered.
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