CVE-2023-1651: The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not have authorisation and CSRF in the AJAX action responsible to update the OpenAI settings, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to

medium Affects wpbot (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.4.9 does not have authorisation and CSRF in the AJAX action responsible to update the OpenAI settings, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to

Package
wpbot (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<4.4.9
Fixed in
4.4.9
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (15.4th percentile)
Published
2023-05-08
Source
nvd

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