CVE-2026-1253

The Group Chat & Video Chat by AtomChat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'atomchat_update_auth_ajax' and 'atomchat_update_layout_ajax' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update plugin options, including critical settings such as API keys, authentication keys, and layout configurations.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atomchat/tags/1.1.7/includes/atomchat_requesthandler.php#L175
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/atomchat/trunk/includes/atomchat_requesthandler.php#L175
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5c2980c3-0038-42ab-8751-72c40921477a?source=cve

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-21 04:16

Updated : 2026-03-23 14:32

NVD link : CVE-2026-1253

Mitre link : CVE-2026-1253

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-1253

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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