WPBot <= 8.5.9 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure in 'wpbot_send_email_transcript' AJAX Action
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.9 via the wpbot_send_email_transcript_free. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate full chat transcripts and associated user PII — including names, email addresses, and phone numbers — stored in the wpbot_user and wpbot_conversation tables to an attacker-controlled email address.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| quantumcloud | WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services | up to 8.5.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services Vendorquantumcloud Affected up to 8.5.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | quantumcloud |
- cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·quantumcloud
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16773
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3ww9-9g46-xw9x
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5463548c-22bd-4645-a94d-ee8c6a236337?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/tags/8.5.9/includes/chat-sessions/wpbot-chat-sessions.php#L746
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/tags/8.5.9/includes/chat-sessions/wpbot-chat-sessions.php#L707
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/tags/8.5.9/includes/chat-sessions/wpbot-chat-sessions.php#L690
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/tags/8.5.9/includes/chat-sessions/wpbot-chat-sessions.php#L702
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3621386%40chatbot&new=3621386%40chatbot
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- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-16773 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16773 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3ww9-9g46-xw9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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