CVE-2019-12498

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 20, 2020 at 06:37 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLive Chat

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

The WP Live Chat Support plugin before 8.0.33 for WordPress accepts certain REST API calls without invoking the wplc_api_permission_check protection mechanism.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 8.0.33
Affected range stops below 8.0.33, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-862

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