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

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVE CVE-2023-5241
CVSS Critical (9.6)
Publicly Published October 11, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Marco Wotschka
Description

The 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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug chatbot (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.8.9
  • 4.9.2 - 4.9.2
Patched Version
  • 4.9.1
  • 4.9.3
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