Critical vulnerability
CVE-2023-5241: The AI ChatBot for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in versions up
Tracked since May 6, 2026
CVSS Breakdown
CVSS Base Score
Attack Vector
N/A
Requires physical access to exploit.
CIA Impact
Confidentiality N/A
Integrity N/A
Availability N/A
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
NaN%
NaN% probability of exploitation in 30 days
This vulnerability has a relatively low exploitation probability, but should still be patched according to your standard timelines.
Low
Insurance Impact Assessment
🛡️
Critical Impact
Critical vulnerabilities require urgent remediation. Insurers may impose coverage conditions, increased retentions, or exclusion endorsements until patches are applied.
CVE CVE-2023-5241 with CVSS 9.6. 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 whe
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