CVE-2023-2742 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00089.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Quantumcloud	Wpbot

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-34203	The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f689442a-a851-4140-a10c-ac579f9da142

History

Mon, 12 May 2025 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Quantumcloud wpbot
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:ai_chatbot::::::wordpress::*	cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products	Quantumcloud ai Chatbot	Quantumcloud wpbot

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2023-06-19T10:52:43.675Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:20:59.876Z

Reserved: 2023-05-16T18:39:27.427Z

Link: CVE-2023-2742

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T06:33:05.309Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-06-19T11:15:10.543

Modified: 2025-05-12T15:09:58.850

Link: CVE-2023-2742

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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