CVE-2018-12534: A SQL injection issue was discovered in the Quick Chat plugin before 4.00 for WordPress.

critical Affects quick-chat (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2018-06-18; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

A SQL injection issue was discovered in the Quick Chat plugin before 4.00 for WordPress.

Package: quick-chat (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <4.00
Fixed in: 4.00
Severity: critical CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.4th percentile)
Published: 2018-06-18
Source: nvd

References

CWE-89

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