# CVE-2024-22309: WordPress ChatBot Plugin <= 5.1.0 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection

> An attacker can exploit PHP object injection in the ChatBot with AI plugin to potentially execute arbitrary code on the WordPress site.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6qgq-j23v-4p86

## What is CVE-2024-22309?

CVE-2024-22309 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in QuantumCloud ChatBot with AI, published on 24 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in QuantumCloud ChatBot with AI.This issue affects ChatBot with AI: from n/a through 5.1.0.

Weakness: CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22309?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Quantumcloud Wpbot.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-22309?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-22309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-22309 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in QuantumCloud ChatBot with AI

- [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-2023-48741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48741/): WordPress ChatBot Plugin <= 4.7.8 is vulnerable to SQL Injection (high 7.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-22309 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-22309 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in QuantumCloud ChatBot with AI, published on 24 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22309 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: QuantumCloud ChatBot with AI. 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-2024-22309/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22309/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-22309
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22309
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-22309

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22309/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.