CVE-2023-2742 AI ChatBot < 4.5.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Admin users can inject malicious scripts into AI ChatBot settings, bypassing unfiltered_html restrictions to execute code in other users' browsers.
- 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-2023-2742?
CVE-2023-2742 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown AI ChatBot, published on 19 Jun 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 4.5.5 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2742?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quantumcloud Wpbot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2742 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-2023-2742 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2742 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-2mvm-8hqh-6r9m.