CVE-2026-9644
Received Received - Intake
Stored XSS in LiveSmart Video Chat WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-05-28

Last updated on: 2026-05-28

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The LiveSmart Video Chat Live Video Chat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'livesmart_widget' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
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Published
2026-05-28
Last Modified
2026-05-28
Generated
2026-06-17
AI Q&A
2026-05-28
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-16
NVD
CVE-2026-9644
EUVD
EUVD-2026-32724
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Vendor Product Version / Range
livechat live_smart_video_chat to 1.2 (inc)
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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Executive Summary

The LiveSmart Video Chat plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability known as Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in its 'livesmart_widget' shortcode. This occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied attributes. As a result, authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts then execute whenever any user accesses the affected page.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts into web pages. These scripts can execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions. The vulnerability has a CVSS base score of 6.4, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity but requiring some privileges.

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