Bertha AiWordPress extension · Bertha
CVE-2023-51419
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 · uneditedUnrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Bertha.Ai BERTHA AI. Your AI co-pilot for WordPress and Chrome.This issue affects BERTHA AI. Your AI co-pilot for WordPress and Chrome: from n/a through 1.11.10.7.
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 confidenceUnrestricted file upload vulnerability in the Bertha.Ai WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to upload dangerous file types (e.g., executable PHP files) without proper validation. This could enable remote code execution on the WordPress server.
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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
Bertha AiWordPress extension
<= 1.11.10.7CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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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Identify Bertha.Ai plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Bertha AI (or Bertha Bertha Ai). The version number is displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header or the version defined in the plugin's main PHP file.Affected if The installed version is 1.11.10.7 or lower.
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Confirm file upload functionality existsCheck if the Bertha.Ai plugin includes file upload capabilities by examining the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/bertha-ai or similar) for upload-related PHP files, AJAX handlers, or form handlers that process file uploads.Affected if The plugin has active file upload handling code and the endpoint is accessible to unauthenticated users.
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Inspect upload directory for suspicious filesExamine the wp-content/uploads/ directory and any Bertha-specific upload subdirectories for files with dangerous extensions such as .php, .phtml, .php5, .php7, .phar, or other executable file types that should not be present in an upload folder.Affected if Executable files (.php, etc.) are found in upload directories, indicating possible exploitation.
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Review access logs for upload endpoint activityCheck web server access logs (Apache/nginx) for POST requests to Bertha.Ai upload endpoints, particularly from unauthenticated IP addresses. Look for requests that include Content-Type headers for file uploads or contain file data in the request body.Affected if There are unauthenticated POST requests to upload endpoints, especially with suspicious file extensions.
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Check for unauthorized file modificationsExamine WordPress core files and other plugin/theme files for recent unauthorized changes, particularly PHP files in the wp-content directory that may have been uploaded and executed.Affected if New or modified PHP files exist in web-accessible directories that were not deployed by the administrator.
You are affected if the Bertha.Ai plugin version is 1.11.10.7 or lower and the file upload functionality is present and exposed, as indicated by suspicious executable files in upload directories or anomalous upload-related requests in logs.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate to the latest version of BerTHA AI plugin which implements proper file type restrictions and stores uploads securely outside the webroot or with execution disabled.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-51419 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.
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- 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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