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CVE-2019-12498: 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.

critical Affects wp-live-chat-support (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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.

Package
wp-live-chat-support (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<8.0.33
Fixed in
8.0.33
Severity
critical  CVSS 9.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 2% (80.6th percentile)
Published
2020-03-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordwp-live-chat-support (WordPress plugin) advisories

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