CVE-2026-15241 ChatBot for eCommerce – WoowBot < 4.8.4 - Unauthenticated Gemini API Key Abuse via qcld_gemini_response
Unauthenticated attackers can abuse stored API keys and potentially access knowledge base content due to missing authorization checks in the plugin.
- 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-2026-15241?
CVE-2026-15241 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown AI ChatBot for WooCommerce, published on 2 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AI ChatBot for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 4.8.4 does not perform any authorization or nonce check on one of its AJAX actions, allowing unauthenticated users to abuse the site owner's stored third-party API key to send requests billed to the owner's account and, when an optional feature is enabled, to retrieve indexed knowledge-base content.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-15241?
How do I fix CVE-2026-15241?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-15241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-15241 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-15241 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xqfh-qj3w-mr75.