ChatBot < 4.5.1 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.5.1 does not sanitise and escape numerous of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00442 38th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed AI ChatBot (Unknown): 4.5.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | AI ChatBot | before 4.5.1 | 4.5.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- AI ChatBot VendorUnknown Affected before 4.5.1 Fixed in 4.5.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | quantumcloud |
- cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·quantumcloud
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AI ChatBot (Unknown) Fixed in 4.5.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-1649
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw3v-p27w-3r7j
References
More quantumcloud Wpbot vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-01552 ChatBot < 4.4.7 - Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-01558 ChatBot < 4.4.9 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-00958 ChatBot < 4.4.5 - Stored XSS via CSRF CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2023-01553 ChatBot < 4.4.9 - Subscriber+ OpenAI Settings Update to Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-00264 AI ChatBot for WordPress – WPBot < 6.2.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2023-03940 Chatbot < 4.7.8 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Language Settings CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-1649 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-1649 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gw3v-p27w-3r7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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