CVE-2023-2811 AI ChatBot < 4.5.6 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Medium 4.8 Published Updated

Admins can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings, affecting other admins and clients using the AI ChatBot plugin.

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-2023-2811?

CVE-2023-2811 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 4.5.6 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 to all admin when setting chatbot and all client when using chatbot

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2811?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Quantumcloud Wpbot.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2811?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2811 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-2023-2811 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2811 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-44c7-92p2-r6w4.

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