There is stored cross site scripting in the wp-live-chat-support plugin before 8.0.08 for WordPress via the "name" (aka wplc_name) and "email" (aka wplc_email) input fields to wp-json/wp_live_chat_support/v1/start_chat whenever a malicious attacker would initiate a new chat with an administrator. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-9864.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-11105 is rated High Exploit Risk (61.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.29% | 1.10% | +0.80% |
| 2 | 2026-05-27 | 0.40% | 0.29% | -0.11% |
| 3 | 2025-11-21 | — | 0.40% | — |
Full EPSS history (13 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/RiieCco/write-ups/tree/master/CVE-2018-11105 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-live-chat-support/#developers | Patch Release Notes |