CVE-2023-1649 ChatBot < 4.5.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the AI ChatBot plugin, potentially compromising other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1649?
CVE-2023-1649 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown AI ChatBot, published on 8 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.5.1 does not sanitise and escape numerous of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1649?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quantumcloud Wpbot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1649?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1649 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-1649 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1649 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown AI ChatBot
- CVE-2023-5204 AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via qc_wpbo_search_response
- CVE-2023-1650 ChatBot < 4.4.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2023-5212 Path traversal in WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
- CVE-2023-5241 Path traversal in WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
- CVE-2024-22309 WordPress ChatBot Plugin <= 5.1.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gw3v-p27w-3r7j.