CVE-2023-1660: ChatBot < 4.4.9 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-05-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not have authorisation and CSRF in a function hooked to init, allowing unauthenticated users to update some settings, leading to Stored XSS due to the lack of escaping when outputting them in the admin dashboard

Affected products

quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services: before 4.4.9 — fixed in 4.4.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services 4.4.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1a5cbcfc-fa55-433a-a76b-3881b6c4bea2
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1a5cbcfc-fa55-433a-a76b-3881b6c4bea2

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