# CVE-2024-6847: SmartSearch WP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated SQLi

> Unauthenticated attackers can perform SQL injection via the chatbot message submission feature in the Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-725x-5972-gm8m

## What is CVE-2024-6847?

CVE-2024-6847 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.5 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to a SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users when submitting messages to the chatbot.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6847?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webdigit Chatbot With Chatgpt.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-6847?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6847 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-6847 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6847 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress

- [CVE-2024-6843](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6843/): SmartSearch WP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2024-6845](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6845/): SmartSearchWP < 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated OpenAI Key Disclosure (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-6846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6846/): SmartSearchWP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Log Purge (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6847 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-6847 is a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress, published on 20 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-6847 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress. 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-2024-6847/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6847/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6847
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6847
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6847

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6847/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.