Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5212
Potential exploit
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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2023-5212
- cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:ai_chatbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:ai_chatbot:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5212
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5212
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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8.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
2.8
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5.2
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NIST | |
9.6
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H |
3.1
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5.8
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Wordfence |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5212
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Secondary)
- security@wordfence.com (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-5212
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https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b3f4ccb-fcc6-42ec-8e9e-03d69ae7acf2?source=cve
AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via qcld_openai_delete_training_fileThird Party Advisory
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
429 Too Many RequestsPatch
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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php?rev=2957286#L576
qcld-bot-openai.php in chatbot/trunk/includes/openai – WordPress Plugin RepositoryProduct
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175371/WordPress-AI-ChatBot-4.8.9-SQL-Injection-Traversal-File-Deletion.html
WordPress AI ChatBot 4.8.9 SQL Injection / Traversal / File Deletion ≈ Packet StormThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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