CVE-2023-5212 describes an Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability in the AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to 4.8.9 and version 4.9.2. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges to delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to full site compromise and impact on other sites sharing the same hosting. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, resulting in high impact to integrity and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | ||
4.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot:4.9.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.