Directory Traversal Vulnerability in AI ChatBot for WordPress by WordPress
CVE-2023-5241

9.6CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WPbot – Ai Chatbot For Live Support, Lead Generation, Ai Services
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-5241?

The AI ChatBot for WordPress has a Directory Traversal vulnerability that allows subscriber-level attackers to manipulate files on the server. By exploiting the qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file function, attackers can append malicious PHP code, such as '<?php', to existing files. This raises the risk of denial-of-service (DoS) conditions when critical files, like wp-config.php, are targeted. It is essential to upgrade to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and protect your WordPress site from potential exploits.

Affected Version(s)

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services 0 <= 4.8.9

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services 4.9.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.6
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
.