CVE•Published 2023-10-19•Modified 2026-04-08•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2023-5241Quantumcloud · Wpbot

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

9.6

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 15% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Description

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 when appended to critical files such as wp-config.php.

Timeline

Published 2023-10-19

Modified 2026-04-08

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC trickest/cve VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2023-5241

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · WP plugin path

http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/wpbot/"

Matches any site loading the "wpbot" plugin — doesn't rely on Shodan's vuln tag.

Shodan · product

product:"Quantumcloud Wpbot"

All exposed Quantumcloud Wpbot instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"Wpbot"

HTTP body or banner mentions "Wpbot" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.