CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-8681
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.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","product":"Essential Chat Support","vendor":"essentialplugin","versions":[{"lessThanOrEqual":"1.0.1","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
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CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862 Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d6473803ed5985342ff158d157f22fa59746ddbdf7e37bcf71aff8258e8648a · sha256:81bb8aa2f3e5f6d9… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
3 source assertions{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-chat-support/trunk/includes/admin/settings/register-settings.php#L47"}
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{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/essential-chat-support/trunk/includes/ecs-functions.php#L33"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d6473803ed5985342ff158d157f22fa59746ddbdf7e37bcf71aff8258e8648a · sha256:81bb8aa2f3e5f6d9… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6b98ea22-4c82-45c6-8e29-75cc9a9185be?source=cve"}
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Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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