Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 17, 2026· Updated Jul 17, 2026
ChatHelp <= 3.5.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'number' and 'group' Shortcode Attributes
CVE-2026-15759
Description
The ChatHelp – Click to Chat Button, WooCommerce Chat to Order & Floating Chat Form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'number' and 'group' Shortcode Attributes in all versions up to, and including, 3.5.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chat-help/tags/3.5.1/src/Frontend/Shortcode/CustomButtonsTemplates.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chat-help/tags/3.5.1/src/Frontend/Shortcode/CustomButtonsTemplates.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chat-help/tags/3.5.1/src/Frontend/Shortcode/CustomButtonsTemplates.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chat-help/tags/3.5.1/src/Frontend/Shortcode/CustomShortcode.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chat-help/tags/3.5.1/src/Includes/ChatHelp.phpmitre
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changesetmitre
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c3ec4978-0d51-4ca1-b0cf-81aaa4d43f7bmitre
News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (July 13, 2026 to July 19, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Jul 23, 2026