WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-0453 Modified

AI ChatBot: A security weakness

AI ChatBot is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.0 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 7.7 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
AI ChatBot
Plugin slug
chatbot
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 22, 2024
Weakness
CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 22, 2024 and is one of 27 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update AI ChatBot 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.

Source record

Technical description

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the openai_file_delete_callback function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete files from a linked OpenAI account.

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

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

References

Primary and upstream sources