chatwoot Widget IFrameHelper.js initPostMessageCommunication origin validation

published 2025-10-27 12 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-36123

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability was identified in chatwoot up to 4.7.0. This vulnerability affects the function initPostMessageCommunication of the file app/javascript/sdk/IFrameHelper.js of the component Widget. The manipulation of the argument baseUrl leads to origin validation error. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 10 mo ago (2026-01-01)

Exploit prediction

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

hckwr.com https://hckwr.com/blog/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-chatwoot/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	6.9	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	5.5	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

n/a chatwoot

Classification

Weakness

CWE-346 Origin Validation Error
CWE-345 Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

References

hckwr.com /blog/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-chatwoot/
related, exploit, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?id.329916
vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /?ctiid.329916
signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
vuldb.com /?submit.673800
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-12245
NVD CVE-2025-12245

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Summary