Unauthorized AJAX Action Vulnerability in AI ChatBot Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-5533

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

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

What is CVE-2023-5533?

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability due to the absence of necessary capability checks on AJAX actions. This flaw affects versions up to and including 4.8.9 and 4.9.2, allowing unauthenticated attackers to exploit these actions intended for authenticated users with higher privileges. As a result, they can carry out unauthorized actions that could compromise the integrity of the site.

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/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

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

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
.