CVE-2022-27849

WordPress Simple Ajax Chat plugin <= 20220115 - Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability

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Published Apr 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

Sensitive Information Disclosure (sac-export.csv) in Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin) <= 20220115

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Jeff Starr

Simple Ajax Chat (WordPress plugin)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`<= 20220115`	affected	≤ 20220115

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:plugin-planet:simple_ajax_chat:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update to 20220216 or higher version.

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.6% (4.619% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/simple-ajax-chat/wordpress-simple-ajax-chat-plugin-20220115-sensitive-information-disclosure-vulnerability
https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-ajax-chat/#developers

History

Feb 20, 2025 9:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Plugin-planet Simple Ajax Chat

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Apr 15, 2022, 4:24 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:07 PM
Reserved: Mar 24, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:41 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:41 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 15, 2022, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:37 AM

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