CVE-2023-5691

The Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via...

4.4 Medium

The Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in version 2.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Up 0.3 points since Jan 17, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.4

Record: CVE-2023-5691
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-57978 4.4

Record: EUVD-2023-57978
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjqr-c54m-3wf3 4.4

The Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via...

Record: GHSA-mjqr-c54m-3wf3
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 4.4

Record: CVE-2023-5691
CVSS 3.1: 4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 3.1: 4.8 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
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-2023-5691 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Collect.chat Chatbot, published January 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.