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CVE-2023-5241

HIGH 8.1 CVSS 3.1
Published
October 19, 2023
Last modified
June 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified
Reported by
security@wordfence.com
Weakness
CWE-22
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

The AI ChatBot for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 as well as 4.9.2 via the qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file function. This allows subscriber-level attackers to append "<?php" to any existing file on the server resulting in potential DoS when appended to critical files such as wp-config.php.

Affected WordPress components

  • WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, WordPress Automation, AI Services Plugin · chatbot
    Confirmed match Active
    Up to and including 4.8.9; Version 4.9.2
    View on WordPress.org
  • WPBot Automator – Automation for WordPress, Visual No-Code WorkFlow Builder Plugin · wpbot
    Confirmed match Active
    Version 4.9.2; Before 4.9.1
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services — Up to and including 4.8.9
  • quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services — Version 4.9.2
  • quantumcloud wpbot — Before 4.9.1
  • quantumcloud wpbot — Version 4.9.2

References

  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php#L376 Product
  • plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= Patch
  • www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/25199281-5286-4d75-8d27-26ce215e0993?source=cve Third Party Advisory
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175371/WordPress-AI-ChatBot-4.8.9-SQL-Injection-Traversal-File-Deletion.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record