AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Write via qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-5241
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-10-19 06:15:11 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 17:17:06 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary9.6CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED9.6CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Quantumcloud Wpbot All All All All
Application Quantumcloud Wpbot 4.9.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Quantumcloud WPBot AI ChatBot For Live Support Lead Generation AI Services affected 4.8.9 semver Not specified
CNA Quantumcloud WPBot AI ChatBot For Live Support Lead Generation AI Services affected 4.9.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Write via qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
WordPress AI ChatBot 4.8.9 SQL Injection / Traversal / File Deletion ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
403 Forbidden af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Product
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Marco Wotschka (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2023-09-27T00:00:00.000ZDiscovered
CNA2023-10-11T00:00:00.000ZDisclosed
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