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

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ai Chatbot
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)

AI ChatBot * <= 4.8.9

AI ChatBot 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:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
.