CVE-2023-5533

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9db002f-ff41-493a-87b1-5f0b4b07cfc2?source=cve	Product Third Party Advisory
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=2977505%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&old=2967435%40chatbot%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=	Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a9db002f-ff41-493a-87b1-5f0b4b07cfc2?source=cve	Product Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot::::::wordpress::*
	cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:4.9.2:::::wordpress::

History

12 May 2025, 15:09

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Quantumcloud wpbot
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:ai_chatbot::::::wordpress::* cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:ai_chatbot:4.9.2:::::wordpress::	cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:4.9.2:::::wordpress:: cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot::::::wordpress::*

21 Nov 2024, 08:41

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-10-20 08:15

Updated : 2025-05-12 15:09

NVD link : CVE-2023-5533

Mitre link : CVE-2023-5533

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-5533

JSON object : View

Products Affected

quantumcloud

wpbot

CWE

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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