TI-2023-04819 Aliases CVE-2023-5241 GHSA-v28w-vh2w-263g

Path traversal in quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI…

MEDIUM 46CWE-22Published 2023-10-19 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The AI ChatBot for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 as well as 4.9.2 via the qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file function. This allows subscriber-level attackers to append "<?php" to any existing file on the server resulting in potential DoS when appended to critical files such as wp-config.php.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02551 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
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
quantumcloud	WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services	up to 4.8.9; 4.9.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services Vendorquantumcloud Affected up to 4.8.9; 4.9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot::::::wordpress::*	before 4.9.1	Vulnerable	quantumcloud
cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:4.9.2:::::wordpress::	4.9.2	Vulnerable	quantumcloud

cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 4.9.1 Vulnerable ·quantumcloud
cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 4.9.2 Vulnerable ·quantumcloud

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-5241
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v28w-vh2w-263g

References

Patch 1

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

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php#L376

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

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Sources

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