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GHSA-PHR8-8R83-J89W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-19 06:30 – Updated: 2023-12-22 21:30

Details

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges to delete arbitrary files on the server, which makes it possible to take over affected sites as well as others sharing the same hosting account.

Severity ?

9.6 (Critical)


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

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CVE-2023-5212 (GCVE-0-2023-5212)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-19 05:34 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:19

Summary

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 as well as version 4.9.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges to delete arbitrary files on the server, which makes it possible to take over affected sites as well as others sharing the same hosting account. Version 4.9.1 originally addressed the issue, but it was reintroduced in 4.9.2 and fixed again in 4.9.3.

Severity ?

9.6 (Critical)


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

CWE

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

Wordfence

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbo…
	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_…
	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175371/WordP…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	quantumcloud	AI ChatBot	Affected: * , ≤ 4.8.9 (semver) Affected: 4.9.2

Credits

Marco Wotschka Chloe Chamberland

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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-PHR8-8R83-J89W

CVE-2023-5212 (GCVE-0-2023-5212)

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