CVE-2026-8420: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in rdbeach BLOGCHAT Chat System
CVE-2026-8420 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the BLOGCHAT Chat System WordPress plugin versions up to 1. 3. 6. 3. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in a function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trick site administrators into performing unintended actions such as updating settings or injecting malicious scripts via forged requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 1, indicating a medium severity level. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Exploits in the wild are not known at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The BLOGCHAT Chat System plugin for WordPress suffers from a CSRF vulnerability due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to craft forged requests that, if executed by a site administrator (e.g., by clicking a malicious link), can update plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.3.6.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability. No patch or official fix has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform unauthorized changes to the plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by leveraging a site administrator's interaction with a crafted request. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of the affected WordPress site. There is no known impact on availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution with links and requests that could trigger plugin actions, especially avoiding clicking untrusted links while logged in as an administrator. Monitoring for plugin updates from the vendor is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
CVE-2026-8420: CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in rdbeach BLOGCHAT Chat System
Description
CVE-2026-8420 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the BLOGCHAT Chat System WordPress plugin versions up to 1. 3. 6. 3. The issue arises from missing or incorrect nonce validation in a function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trick site administrators into performing unintended actions such as updating settings or injecting malicious scripts via forged requests. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6. 1, indicating a medium severity level. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. Exploits in the wild are not known at this time.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The BLOGCHAT Chat System plugin for WordPress suffers from a CSRF vulnerability due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on a function. This flaw permits unauthenticated attackers to craft forged requests that, if executed by a site administrator (e.g., by clicking a malicious link), can update plugin settings and inject malicious web scripts. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.3.6.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, scope changed, and low impact on confidentiality and integrity, with no impact on availability. No patch or official fix has been published yet.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to perform unauthorized changes to the plugin settings and inject malicious scripts by leveraging a site administrator's interaction with a crafted request. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity of the affected WordPress site. There is no known impact on availability. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, administrators should exercise caution with links and requests that could trigger plugin actions, especially avoiding clicking untrusted links while logged in as an administrator. Monitoring for plugin updates from the vendor is recommended to apply any forthcoming patches promptly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-12T17:45:35.584Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a0d1a65ba1db473621f7e6b
Added to database: 5/20/2026, 2:20:21 AM
Last enriched: 5/20/2026, 2:34:45 AM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 1:32:51 PM
Views: 7
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