---
title: "CVE-2026-81825: Simple Ajax Chat - Stored Cross-Site Scripting"
description: "Simple Ajax Chat WordPress plugin <= 20260811 contains a stored XSS caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in chat messages, letting unauthenticated attackers inject persistent scripts executed by all users, exploit requires no authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81825/
---

# CVE-2026-81825 Simple Ajax Chat - Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Simple Ajax Chat WordPress plugin <= 20260811 contains a stored XSS caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in chat messages, letting unauthenticated attackers inject persistent scripts executed by all users, exploit requires no authentication.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.49% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81825)

## Details

Type

Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Impact

Stored XSS, Client Script Exec

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Published

11 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 20260811 or the latest available version.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81825](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81825)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L144](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L144)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L182](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L182)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat.php#L329](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat.php#L329)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat.php#L698](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat.php#L698)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp\_email=&sfph\_mail=&reponame=&new=3669278%40simple-ajax-chat%2Ftrunk&old=3640838%40simple-ajax-chat%2Ftrunk&sfp\_email=&sfph\_mail=](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3669278%40simple-ajax-chat%2Ftrunk&old=3640838%40simple-ajax-chat%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8336d8d6-81ac-40a6-af1e-167c12440908?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8336d8d6-81ac-40a6-af1e-167c12440908?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-core.php#L34](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-core.php#L34)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L143](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-ajax-chat/trunk/simple-ajax-chat-form.php#L143)

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