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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-8681
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-Wordfence
Assigner Org ID-b15e7b5b-3da4-40ae-a43c-f7aa60e62599
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-16 May, 2026 | 02:26
Updated At-16 May, 2026 | 02:26
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Essential Chat Support <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Reset via 'ecs_reset_settings' Parameter

The Essential Chat Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to reset all plugin configuration settings — including general settings, display rules, custom CSS, and WooCommerce tab settings — to their defaults by sending a POST request with ecs_reset_settings=1.

Affected Products
Vendor
essentialplugin
Product
Essential Chat Support
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • From 0 through 1.0.1 (semver)
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-862CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-862
Description: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Metrics Other Info
Impacts
CAPEC IDDescription
Solutions

Configurations

Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

finder
Abhirup Konwar
Timeline
EventDate
Disclosed2026-05-15 13:35:51
Event: Disclosed
Date: 2026-05-15 13:35:51
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Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b98ea22-4c82-45c6-8e29-75cc9a9185be?source=cve
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-chat-support/trunk/includes/admin/settings/register-settings.php#L47
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-chat-support/trunk/includes/ecs-functions.php#L33
N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b98ea22-4c82-45c6-8e29-75cc9a9185be?source=cve
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-chat-support/trunk/includes/admin/settings/register-settings.php#L47
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-chat-support/trunk/includes/ecs-functions.php#L33
Resource: N/A
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