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.
- 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