AI ChatBot: Cross-site scripting
AI ChatBot is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- AI ChatBot
- Plugin slug
wpbot- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 19, 2023
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Jun 19, 2023 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.
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.
Technical description
The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.5.6 does not sanitise and escape numerous of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks to all admin when setting chatbot and all client when using chatbot
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N