CVE-2023-5533

MEDIUM

WPBot AI ChatBot <=4.8.9/4.9.2 - Unauthenticated Authorization Bypass via AJAX

Title source: llm

Description

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized use of AJAX actions due to missing capability checks on the corresponding functions in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 as well as 4.9.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform some of those actions that were intended for higher privileged users.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=

Product, Third Party Advisory

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9db002f-ff41-493a-87b1-5f0b4b07cfc2?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0053

EPSS Percentile 41.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

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

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (4)

quantumcloud/wpbot 4.9.2

quantumcloud/wpbot < 4.8.9

quantumcloud/WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services < 4.8.9

quantumcloud/WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services 4.9.2

Published Oct 20, 2023

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026