CVE-2023-5241

AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Directory Traversal to Arbitrary File Write via qcld_openai_upload_pagetraining_file

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 19, 2023 at 05:34 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:48 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorWPBot

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WPBot· Quantumcloudwordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 4.8.9v < 4.9.14.9.2
Affected range stops below 4.9.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22

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