Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-45960 is a stored cross-site scripting issue reported in tawk.to Live Chat v1.6.1. A remote attacker may be able to submit content that is later displayed without proper validation or encoding, causing script/code to run in a user’s browser context.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate web application risk. It is not currently supported as actively exploited by the provided sources, but exposed chat widgets can reach customers or staff and may affect trust, session integrity, or data disclosure.
Technical view
The record describes CWE-79 in tawk.to Live Chat v1.6.1 with CVSS 3.1 score 6.1. The vector is network-accessible, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact, and no availability impact.
Likely exposure
Likely exposure is websites or applications running tawk.to Live Chat v1.6.1. The CVE affected-product fields are listed as n/a and no CPE is provided, so asset matching may require direct plugin or code inspection.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation is described as remote and unauthenticated but requires user interaction, consistent with stored XSS affecting viewers of rendered attacker-supplied content.
Researcher notes
Evidence is thin: the CVE record points to a GitHub reference, while affected vendor/product fields are n/a. Prioritize confirming the exact vulnerable component, version lineage, fixed release status, and whether the flaw is stored versus reflected in deployed environments.
Mitigation direction
- Identify any tawk.to Live Chat v1.6.1 deployments.
- Check tawk.to or maintainer guidance for fixed versions or official mitigations.
- Update or remove affected components when vendor guidance supports it.
- Temporarily disable exposed chat surfaces if business risk is unacceptable.
- Ensure rendered user-supplied content is encoded before display.
Validation and detection
- Inventory live sites for tawk.to Live Chat version 1.6.1.
- Confirm whether chat content or user fields are stored and later rendered.
- Review vendor advisories or repository updates for remediation status.
- Use non-executable test strings to verify output encoding in controlled testing.
- Check logs and reports for suspicious stored chat content.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N2.82.7CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.1MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/pracharapol/CVE-2025-45960CVE reference, mitre
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