CVE-2024-44018

WordPress Instant Chat WP plugin <= 1.0.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

7.5 High

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in istmoplugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites instant-chat-wp allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.56%Up 0.5 points since Oct 6, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

WordPress Instant Chat WP plugin <= 1.0.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Record: CVE-2024-44018
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-40800 7.5

Record: EUVD-2024-40800
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhv5-xm77-fph6 7.5

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in...

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Istmo Plugins Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Instant Chat Floating Button for WordPress Websites: from n/a through 1.0.5.

Record: GHSA-vhv5-xm77-fph6
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2024-44018
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-44018 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Istmo Plugins Instant Chat Floating Button For Wordpress Websites, published October 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 46th percentile. No source names a fixed version.