CVE-2023-2742: AI ChatBot < 4.5.5 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-06-19 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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.

Affected products

quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services: before 4.5.5 — fixed in 4.5.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services 4.5.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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