CVE-2023-5212

AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via qcld_openai_delete_training_file

9.6 Critical

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9 as well as version 4.9.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges to delete arbitrary files on the server, which makes it possible to take over affected sites as well as others sharing the same hosting account. Version 4.9.1 originally addressed the issue, but it was reintroduced in 4.9.2 and fixed again in 4.9.3.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.98%Up 1.9 points since Oct 19, 2023

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 9.6

AI ChatBot <= 4.8.9 and 4.9.2- Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion via qcld_openai_delete_training_file

Record: CVE-2023-5212
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-57543 9.6

Record: EUVD-2023-57543
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phr8-8r83-j89w 9.6

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to,...

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to, and including, 4.8.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber privileges to delete arbitrary files on the server, which makes it possible to take over affected sites as well as others sharing the same hosting account.

Record: GHSA-phr8-8r83-j89w
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 9.6

Record: CVE-2023-5212
CVSS 3.1: 9.6 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1: 8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-5212 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Quantumcloud Wpbot, published October 19, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.