TeplobotWordPress extension · Te St
CVE-2024-9627
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 · uneditedThe TeploBot - Telegram Bot for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to sensitive information disclosure due to missing authorization checks on the 'service_process' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the Telegram Bot Token, which is a secret token to control the bot.
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 · high confidenceThe TeploBot Telegram Bot for WP WordPress plugin fails to enforce authorization on the 'service_process' function, allowing any unauthenticated visitor to access the Telegram Bot Token configuration data through direct function calls.
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
TeplobotWordPress extension
<= 1.3CVSS 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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 if TeploBot plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory or use wp-cli: wp plugin list --name='teplobot' or inspect /wp-content/plugins/ directory for teplobot folderAffected if The teplobot folder exists in the plugins directory
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Determine the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin main file header (e.g., teplobot.php) for the Version comment, or use wp-cli: wp plugin get teplobot --field=versionAffected if Version is 1.3 or lower (any version <= 1.3)
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Verify the plugin is activeUse wp-cli: wp plugin is-active teplobot, or check WordPress admin plugins pageAffected if Plugin shows as active in WordPress
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Check for unauthenticated access to service_process functionSend a direct POST request to the vulnerable endpoint: curl -X POST http://YOURSITE/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=service_process -d 'test=1' (no authentication required)Affected if Request returns success or exposes bot token data without requiring login
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Inspect the service_process function for authorization checksExamine the plugin source file containing service_process function; look for checks like current_user_can(), is_user_logged_in(), or nonce verification before processingAffected if No authorization check (current_user_can, is_user_logged_in, or nonce) is found before sensitive operations
If the plugin is installed, active, and is version 1.3 or lower, the environment is affected by this unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability.
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 plugin version 1.4 or later which implements proper authorization checks on the service_process function; if no update exists, remove the plugin or restrict access via web server configuration.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation2.0 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-2024-9627 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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