WpbotWordPress extension · Quantumcloud
CVE-2023-44993
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in QuantumCloud AI ChatBot plugin <= 4.7.8 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceCross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the QuantumCloud AI ChatBot WordPress plugin versions 4.7.8 and below allows attackers to induce authenticated users to perform unintended actions via malicious requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
WpbotWordPress extension
<= 4.7.8CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify plugin is installedCheck if the QuantumCloud AI ChatBot plugin exists in wp-content/plugins or list it via WP CLI: wp plugin list --name='QuantumCloud AI ChatBot'Affected if Plugin is not installed or not active on the WordPress site
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Determine installed versionRead the plugin header in the main plugin file (ql-chatbot.php or similar in wp-content/plugins/) to find the Version field, or run: wp plugin get ql-chatbot --field=versionAffected if Version is 4.7.8 or lower
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Identify state-changing admin actionsScan the plugin PHP files for admin action hooks (admin_post_, wp_ajax_, admin_init) that handle data modifications (post, update, delete, settings changes)Affected if State-changing admin actions exist in the plugin
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Check for nonce validation on sensitive actionsReview PHP code handling admin actions and verify presence of wp_verify_nonce or check_admin_referer before processing requests that modify data or settingsAffected if Any state-changing admin action lacks nonce validation (wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_nonce_field missing)
You are affected if the QuantumCloud AI ChatBot plugin is installed with version 4.7.8 or lower and contains admin action handlers that process requests without verifying anti-CSRF nonces.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedImplement anti-CSRF tokens (nonces) on all state-changing actions and validate Origin/Referer headers to prevent forged requests.
Latest available version (4.7.9 or higher)
- 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 3. Locate the 'Wpbot' (AI ChatBot) plugin by QuantumCloud
- 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to the latest version
- 5. Alternatively, navigate to Dashboard > Updates and update the plugin from there
- 6. After updating, verify the plugin is running version 4.7.9 or higher
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-44993 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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