Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify site running vulnerable plugin
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ExploitSend crafted unauthenticated request
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ExecutionBypass plugin authentication check
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ImpactAbuse protected video-call functionality
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Primary weakness mitigation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that the vulnerable VideoWhisper '2Way VideoCalls and Random Chat' plugin (webcam-2way-videochat) at version 6.1.5 or earlier be installed and active on a network-reachable WordPress site. Per the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) no authentication, no user interaction, and no special non-default configuration are indicated as prerequisites - the authentication-bypass flaw (CWE-305) is reachable against a standard install. The principal limiting factor is deployment scope: only sites that have specifically installed this niche webcam plugin are affected, and impact is bounded to the low confidentiality/integrity effects scored (no availability impact, no full privilege escalation claimed). The precise feature or endpoint whose authentication is bypassed is not specified in the available description. |
| Impact | The input CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 6.5 MEDIUM) describes a remotely exploitable, low-complexity authentication bypass requiring no privileges or user interaction, with low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. These signals are internally consistent with CWE-305 (Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness) and the description's 'Authentication Abuse' framing. However, several high-value prioritization signals are entirely ABSENT from the input: there is no EPSS exploitation-probability score, no CISA KEV listing, and no POC indicator provided - so per precision rules this is treated as 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The net picture is a genuine but moderate-severity flaw: network-reachable and unauthenticated, which raises opportunistic-scanning risk for any exposed instance, but bounded to partial confidentiality/integrity impact (not full account takeover or RCE as scored), and affecting a niche WordPress webcam plugin rather than widely-deployed infrastructure. This is a patch-in-normal-cycle issue for the small population running the plugin, not a drop-everything emergency: there is no evidence of active exploitation and the real-world footprint is limited. Note one caveat to verify: the exact mechanism and scope of the authentication abuse are not detailed in the sparse description, so the L/L impact rating cannot be independently corroborated beyond the Patchstack advisory. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote, unauthenticated attacker locates a WordPress site running the 2Way VideoCalls and Random Chat plugin (≤6.1.5) and sends requests that bypass the plugin's authentication check to access or abuse video-call functionality intended to be protected. Per the CVSS vector this requires no credentials, no user interaction, and only low attack complexity, making it trivially automatable against exposed endpoints. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data, so exploitation would require independent development of the bypass. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 18, 2026
Authentication bypass in the VideoWhisper '2Way VideoCalls and Random Chat' WordPress plugin (webcam-2way-videochat) through version 6.1.5 lets remote attackers reach protected plugin functionality without valid credentials, yielding low confidentiality and integrity impact (CVSS 3.1 base 6.5, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N). Because the vector shows no privileges and no user interaction, any network-reachable WordPress site with this plugin active is exposed, though the population at risk is limited to sites that deliberately installed this niche webcam/chat plugin. No public exploit code and no confirmed active exploitation (CISA KEV) were identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade the webcam-2way-videochat plugin to a release later than 6.1.5; the provided data identifies 6.1.5 as the last affected version but does not state the exact fixed version number, so confirm the patched release against the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/webcam-2way-videochat/vulnerability/wordpress-2way-videocalls-and-random-chat-plugin-6-1-5-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve before closing the finding, and treat this as patch-available-per-vendor-advisory rather than an independently confirmed fix version. If an immediate update is not possible, the highest-value compensating control is to deactivate and remove the plugin entirely - it is a niche feature, and removing it eliminates the exposure at the cost of losing the video-call and random-chat functionality. As a shorter-term measure, restrict access to the plugin's front-end and any plugin-specific REST/AJAX/admin endpoints at the reverse proxy or WAF (block requests to paths and query parameters under /wp-content/plugins/webcam-2way-videochat/ and to admin-ajax.php actions registered by the plugin) while keeping the rest of the site public; the trade-off is that legitimate callers and chat users are blocked as well, and rule sets must be maintained as plugin paths change. Enabling authentication or registration gating ahead of the plugin's entry points and reviewing web and application logs for unauthenticated requests to plugin endpoints will help detect attempts, but neither substitutes for removing or updating the vulnerable code, since the weakness is in the primary authentication mechanism itself.
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The affected component is a third-party WordPress plugin written in PHP that adds webcam-based two-way video calling and random-chat pairing to a site; the vulnerability is plugin-level and does not involve WordPress core. The assigned CWE-305 (Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness) describes the root-cause class precisely: rather than a missing check or an implementation bug in an otherwise sound control, the plugin's primary authentication mechanism is itself weak enough to be satisfied or sidestepped by an attacker, so the access-control decision fails on its own terms. With a network-vector, low-complexity profile and no privileges or user interaction required (PR:N/UI:N), the bypass is reachable against a standard installation over HTTP(S); the concrete endpoint or feature whose authentication is bypassed is not disclosed in the available data, and the scored impact is deliberately bounded to partial confidentiality and integrity effects with no availability impact and no claimed full administrative takeover. No CPE configurations are supplied, so scope should be established by inventorying installed WordPress plugins for the webcam-2way-videochat slug rather than by CPE matching.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Authentication bypass is reachable remotely with no credentials or interaction (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N); impact is partial confidentiality/integrity abuse of protected functions (C:L/I:L), no availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: patchstack
DescriptionCVE.org
Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness vulnerability in VideoWhisper.com 2Way VideoCalls and Random Chat webcam-2way-videochat allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects 2Way VideoCalls and Random Chat: from n/a through 6.1.5.
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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