Vulnerability · Published Jan 7, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-13887AI BotKit <= 1.1.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode Attributes
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in AI ChatBot for WordPress by AI BotKit – Live in 2 Minutes, No Code from wisdmlabs. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The AI BotKit – AI Chatbot & Live Support for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'id' parameter in the `ai_botkit_widget` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| wisdmlabs | AI ChatBot for WordPress by AI BotKit – Live in 2 Minutes, No Code | 0 – through 1.1.7 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5659af1d-f248-46ff-b282-ef5397222d8d?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-botkit-for-lead-generation/trunk/includes/public/class-shortcode-handler.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ai-botkit-for-lead-generation/tags/1.1.7/includes/public/class-shortcode-handler.php#L42
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3433410/