Sensitive Information Exposure Vulnerability in ChatBot Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-5254

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
AI ChatBot
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 October 2023

Summary

The ChatBot plugin for WordPress is prone to sensitive information exposure due to a flaw in the qcld_wb_chatbot_check_user function. This vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to potentially extract sensitive data, such as confirmation on user name existence and order details associated with existing users. This issue persists in all plugin versions up to and including 4.8.9, which could lead to significant privacy risks for users. Website administrators are encouraged to upgrade to the latest version of the ChatBot plugin to mitigate these risks and safeguard user data.

Affected Version(s)

AI ChatBot * <= 4.8.9

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:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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