# CVE-2023-5534: AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2 - Cross-Site Request Forgery on AJAX actions

> Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into performing actions via forged requests, bypassing security controls in the AI ChatBot plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** CVE-2023-5655, GHSA-8cfv-g2mq-hrpw

## What is CVE-2023-5534?

CVE-2023-5534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services, published on 20 Oct 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 and 4.9.2. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the corresponding functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke those functions via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5534?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quantumcloud Wpbot.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5534?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5534 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5534 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services

- [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-2023-5534 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services, published on 20 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5534 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services. 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-2023-5534/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5534/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5534
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5534
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5534

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5534/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.