AI ChatBot Plugin up to 4.8.9 on WordPress qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AI ChatBot Plugin up to 4.8.9 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-5241. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in AI ChatBot Plugin up to 4.8.9 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). Affected is the function qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was published 10/12/2023. The advisory is available at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-5241 since 09/27/2023. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 175371
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-5241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-242010

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2023 09:19
Updated: 04/10/2026 18:47
Changes: 10/12/2023 09:19 (38), 10/31/2023 13:08 (2), 10/31/2023 13:14 (21), 05/12/2025 17:57 (16), 04/10/2026 18:47 (1)
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