CVE-2023-5533 (GCVE-0-2023-5533)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-10-20 07:29
Modified
2026-04-08 17:14
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quantumcloud | WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services |
Version: 0 ≤ 4.8.9 Version: 4.9.2 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
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Nomenclature
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