CVE-2023-5204 AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via qc_wpbo_search_response
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the AI ChatBot plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5204?
CVE-2023-5204 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services, published on 19 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the $strid parameter in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5204?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quantumcloud Wpbot.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2023-5204 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5204 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
- 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
- CVE-2023-48741 WordPress ChatBot Plugin <= 4.7.8 is vulnerable to SQL Injection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjgr-47gv-2g9p.