Vulnerability · Published Oct 19, 2023 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2023-5241AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Write via qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file

Critical 9.6

In plain English

A critical-severity path traversal in WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services from quantumcloud. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.6Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
quantumcloud	WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services	0 – through 4.8.94.9.2

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Affected products (as reported)

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