CVE-2024-0453

AI ChatBot <= 5.3.4 - Missing Authorization via openai_file_delete_callback

Published: May 22, 2024Updated: May 12, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862

5.0MEDIUM

Description

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the openai_file_delete_callback function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete files from a linked OpenAI account.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:LPrivileges Required

Low

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:CScope

Changed

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:LIntegrity

Low

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

quantumcloud

commercial

WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI ServicesOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

wpbotOn-premWeb App

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e0ef4a5-42d7-4cea-b19f-51917e3ee55f?source=cve

wordfence.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php#L133

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3089461/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

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