CVE-2023-5212

AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via qcld_openai_delete_training_file

Severity Score

8.1

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El complemento AI ChatBot para WordPress es vulnerable a la eliminación arbitraria de archivos en versiones hasta la 4.8.9 incluida, así como en la versión 4.9.2. Esto hace posible que atacantes autenticados con privilegios de suscriptor eliminen archivos arbitrarios en el servidor, lo que hace posible hacerse cargo de los sitios afectados, así como de otros que comparten la misma cuenta de alojamiento. La versión 4.9.1 solucionó originalmente el problema, pero se reintrodujo en 4.9.2 y se solucionó nuevamente en 4.9.3.

WordPress AI ChatBot plugin versions 4.8.9 and below suffer from arbitrary file deletion, remote SQL injection, and directory traversal vulnerabilities.

*Credits: Marco Wotschka, Chloe Chamberland

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2023-09-26 CVE Reserved
2023-10-11 CVE Published
2024-08-02 CVE Updated
2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (4)

URL	Tag	Source
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175371/WordPress-AI-ChatBot-4.8.9-SQL-Injection-Traversal-File-Deletion.html	Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php?rev=2957286#L576	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b3f4ccb-fcc6-42ec-8e9e-03d69ae7acf2?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	2023-12-22

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Quantumcloud Search vendor "Quantumcloud"		Ai Chatbot Search vendor "Quantumcloud" for product "Ai Chatbot"				< 4.9.1 Search vendor "Quantumcloud" for product "Ai Chatbot" and version " < 4.9.1"		wordpress		Affected
Quantumcloud Search vendor "Quantumcloud"		Ai Chatbot Search vendor "Quantumcloud" for product "Ai Chatbot"				4.9.2 Search vendor "Quantumcloud" for product "Ai Chatbot" and version "4.9.2"		wordpress		Affected