CVE-2023-5534

Summary

CVE-2023-5534 is a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability affecting the AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress. Versions 4.8.9 and 4.9.2 are particularly vulnerable. This issue arises due to insufficient nonce validation on certain functions, which enables unauthenticated attackers to execute these functions by tricking administrators into clicking malicious links. The consequences of exploiting this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized actions within the WordPress site. To mitigate this risk, users are advised to update the plugin to the latest version or consider disabling it until a patch is available.

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