CVE-2023-1660 ChatBot < 4.4.9 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts into the admin dashboard via stored XSS in the AI ChatBot plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1660?
CVE-2023-1660 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown AI ChatBot, published on 8 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not have authorisation and CSRF in a function hooked to init, allowing unauthenticated users to update some settings, leading to Stored XSS due to the lack of escaping when outputting them in the admin dashboard
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1660?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quantumcloud Wpbot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1660?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1660 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-2023-1660 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1660 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-c22m-r7gh-963v.