AI ChatBot <= 5.3.4 - Missing Authorization via openai_file_list_callback

Improper Access Control
CVE CVE-2024-0451
CVSS Medium (5)
Publicly Published May 21, 2024
Last Updated July 29, 2024
Researcher Francesco Carlucci
Description

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the openai_file_list_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 list files existing in a linked OpenAI account.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug chatbot (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 5.3.4
Patched Version
  • 5.3.6
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