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CVE-2024-0453: AI ChatBot <= 5.3.4 - Missing Authorization via openai_file_delete_callback

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-284

Description

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the openai_file_delete_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 delete files from a linked OpenAI account.

Affected products

• quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services: before 5.3.6 — fixed in 5.3.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: quantumcloud WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services 5.3.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php#L133
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3089461/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e0ef4a5-42d7-4cea-b19f-51917e3ee55f?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php#L133
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3089461/chatbot/trunk/includes/openai/qcld-bot-openai.php
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7e0ef4a5-42d7-4cea-b19f-51917e3ee55f?source=cve

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