CVE-2015-2039: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Acobot Live Chat & Contact Form plugin 2.0 f

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MEDIUM 6.8DOWNGRADE

CVE-2015-2039 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.8) affecting acobot live chat \& contact form. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Acobot Live Chat & Contact Form plugin 2.0 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings or (2) conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via the acobot_token parameter in the acobot page to wp-admin/options-general.php.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.8 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	1.2% (top 32%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-352
Published	2015-02-20
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: acobot live chat \& contact form project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2015-02-20 16:59 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 00:23 UTCUpdated Record last modified

acobot live chat \& contact form project acobot live chat \& contact form DOWNGRADE

Affected: 2.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 2.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy acobot-live-chat--contact-form || rpm -q acobot-live-chat--contact-form || acobot-live-chat--contact-form --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 2.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison acobot-live-chat--contact-form sudo apt install acobot-live-chat--contact-form=<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo apt-mark hold acobot-live-chat--contact-form

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list acobot-live-chat--contact-form sudo dnf downgrade acobot-live-chat--contact-form-<VERSION_BEFORE_2.0> sudo dnf versionlock add acobot-live-chat--contact-form

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2015-2039?

acobot live chat \& contact form: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2015-2039 being exploited?

CVE-2015-2039 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2015-2039 affect?

CVE-2015-2039 affects acobot live chat \& contact form. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.8). Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Acobot Live Chat & Contact Form plugin 2.0 for WordPress allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that (1) change plugin settings or

How urgent is CVE-2015-2039?

Priority 41/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

WordPress vulnerabilities · PHP vulnerabilities

References

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