SmartSearchWP < 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated OpenAI Key Disclosure
Priority MEDIUM 63CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not have proper authorization in one of its REST endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the encoded key and then decode it, thereby leaking the OpenAI API key
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01104 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress (Unknown): 2.4.6
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 | Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress | before 2.4.6 | 2.4.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress VendorUnknown Affected before 2.4.6 Fixed in 2.4.6 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress (Unknown) Fixed in 2.4.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-6845
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q3v-8m45-45jg
References
More Webdigit Chatbot With Chatgpt vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-06349 SmartSearch WP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-06348 SmartSearchWP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Log Purge CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-06345 SmartSearch WP <= 2.4.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2024-6845 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-6845 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q3v-8m45-45jg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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