WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-6845 Analyzed

Chatbot with ChatGPT: A security weakness

Chatbot with ChatGPT is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
NVD score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Chatbot with ChatGPT
Plugin slug
chatbot-with-chatgpt
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 25, 2024
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published Sep 25, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Chatbot with ChatGPT to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not have proper authorization in one of its REST endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the encoded key and then decode it, thereby leaking the OpenAI API key

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources