CVE-2023-5606 Cross-site scripting in AI ChatBot

Medium 4.4 Published 2 Nov 2023 Updated 5 Feb 2025

Administrators can inject scripts via FAQ Builder in specific WordPress configurations, leading to script execution for other users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-5606?

CVE-2023-5606 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in quantumcloud AI ChatBot, published on 2 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The ChatBot for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the FAQ Builder in versions 4.8.6 through 4.9.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled. NOTE: This vulnerability is a re-introduction of CVE-2023-4253.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5606?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Quantumcloud Wpbot.

How do I fix CVE-2023-5606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5606 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-2023-5606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v9r3-fx8h-qcmg.