CVE-2024-6845

SmartSearchWP < 2.4.6 - Unauthenticated OpenAI Key Disclosure

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: September 25, 2024 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:18 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsChatbot with ChatgptChatbot with Chatgpt

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.6 does not have proper authorization in one of its REST endpoint, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve the encoded key and then decode it, thereby leaking the OpenAI API key

Affected

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

v < 2.4.6
v < 2.4.6
Affected range stops below 2.4.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cfaaa843-d89e-42d4-90d9-988293499d26/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862

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