# CVE-2023-48741: WordPress ChatBot Plugin <= 4.7.8 is vulnerable to SQL Injection

> Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL commands via the QuantumCloud AI ChatBot plugin, potentially accessing or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** High 7.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rwjv-2j4j-ch2j

## What is CVE-2023-48741?

CVE-2023-48741 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in QuantumCloud AI ChatBot, published on 19 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability in QuantumCloud AI ChatBot.This issue affects AI ChatBot: from n/a through 4.7.8.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48741?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quantumcloud Wpbot.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48741?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48741 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48741 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QuantumCloud AI ChatBot

- [CVE-2023-5204](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5204/): AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via qc_wpbo_search_response (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-1650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1650/): ChatBot < 4.4.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-5212](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5212/): Path traversal in WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-5241](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5241/): Path traversal in WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2024-22309](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22309/): WordPress ChatBot Plugin <= 5.1.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection (high 8.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48741 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48741 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in QuantumCloud AI ChatBot, published on 19 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48741 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QuantumCloud AI ChatBot. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48741/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48741/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48741
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48741
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48741

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48741/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.