CVE-2023-5212

2023-10-1905:34:11

Wordfence

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wordpress

plugin

vulnerability

arbitrary file deletion

authenticated attackers

server security

9.6 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

8.4 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

52.8%

JSON

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 as well as version 4.9.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges to delete arbitrary files on the server, which makes it possible to take over affected sites as well as others sharing the same hosting account. Version 4.9.1 originally addressed the issue, but it was reintroduced in 4.9.2 and fixed again in 4.9.3.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "quantumcloud",
    "product": "AI ChatBot",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": "*",
        "status": "affected",
        "lessThanOrEqual": "4.8.9",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "version": "4.9.2",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/175371/WordPress-AI-ChatBot-4.8.9-SQL-Injection-Traversal-File-Deletion.html

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php?rev=2957286#L576

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b3f4ccb-fcc6-42ec-8e9e-03d69ae7acf2?source=cve