Attack ChainAIDerived
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AccessIdentify WordPress site with WPBot ≤8.5.6 active
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DeliveryLocate unprotected session deletion endpoint in wpbot-chat-sessions.php
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ExploitCraft HTTP request with arbitrary userid value
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ExecutionSubmit unauthenticated deletion request
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ImpactChat session records wiped from database
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No authentication is required and no special site configuration is needed - the vulnerability exists in the default installation of WPBot on any WordPress site running version 8.5.6 or earlier. The only prerequisite is that the WPBot plugin is installed, activated, and that the WordPress site is reachable over the network. Exploitation is limited by the narrow impact: the attacker can only delete records from the wpbot_user and wpbot_conversation tables and cannot read data (C:N per CVSS) or disrupt service availability. The scope is also unchanged (S:U), meaning the vulnerability cannot be leveraged to escape the plugin's database context or compromise the broader WordPress installation. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) characterizes this as a low-complexity, unauthenticated network attack with limited integrity impact and no scope change. Real-world risk is constrained by the narrow impact: an attacker can only delete chat records, not read them (C:N) and cannot disrupt service availability (A:N). This makes the vulnerability primarily a data-integrity and privacy concern for site operators - loss of support logs, lead-generation conversation history, and user session data - rather than a pivot point for broader system compromise. No EPSS data was provided, and neither KEV listing nor public exploit code has been identified, suggesting exploitation is not currently widespread or automated. The attack requires no authentication and no special configuration, meaning any publicly accessible WordPress site running an affected version is potentially targetable; however, the low-impact ceiling limits attacker motivation for mass exploitation. This is a genuine but moderate-priority issue: patch during the next maintenance window rather than emergency response, unless chat logs contain sensitive lead or customer data that would make their deletion a compliance or business-continuity concern. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker enumerates a WordPress site running WPBot ≤8.5.6, then issues an unauthenticated HTTP request to the plugin's chat-session deletion endpoint with a fabricated or iterated userid value. Because no authorization check is performed, the server deletes the corresponding records from the wpbot_user and wpbot_conversation tables without any authentication. An attacker could systematically iterate userid values to bulk-erase all stored conversation history. No public exploit code has been identified, but the attack requires no credentials and minimal technical sophistication. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 16, 2026
Unauthorized deletion of chat session records in the WPBot WordPress plugin affects all versions through 8.5.6, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to wipe arbitrary conversation history and user records by supplying a crafted userid parameter to unprotected endpoints. The root cause is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in the chat sessions module, confirmed by Wordfence with source-level references to the vulnerable code in wpbot-chat-sessions.php. No public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis, and the CVSS-assigned score of 5.3 Medium reflects the limited scope: data deletion with no confidentiality or availability impact on the service itself.
RemediationAI
Update the WPBot plugin to a version released after 8.5.6; a corrective changeset (revision 3608558 in the WordPress plugin repository) has been committed, but an exact patched release version is not independently confirmed from the available data - verify the latest available version in the WordPress plugin directory before upgrading. As an interim workaround, if the chat sessions feature is not actively required, consider temporarily deactivating the plugin or using a WAF rule to block unauthenticated POST/GET requests to the plugin's session deletion endpoints (paths referencing wpbot-chat-sessions). Note that deactivating the plugin will also disable all chatbot functionality. Site operators using chat logs for lead generation or compliance purposes should assess whether retained conversation data requires additional backup or access controls independent of this fix. The full Wordfence advisory is at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dc36ee53-81a9-416e-8e74-31d9c8802d6c.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is QuantumCloud's WPBot plugin for WordPress (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:quantumcloud:wpbot_-_ai_chatbot_for_live_support,_lead_generation,_ai_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a chatbot solution offering live support, AI services, and lead generation. The vulnerability class is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the plugin exposes chat session management actions - specifically record deletion targeting the wpbot_user and wpbot_conversation database tables - without verifying that the requesting party is authorized to perform those operations. Source references in the Wordfence disclosure point to lines 372, 391, and 393 of wpbot-chat-sessions.php in plugin tags 8.4.9 and 8.5.0, suggesting the flaw has persisted across multiple minor releases. A changeset reference (revision 3608558) indicates a corrective code change was committed to the plugin repository.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Network-reachable endpoint, no auth or interaction required, scope unchanged; impact is record deletion only, so I:L and C:N/A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The WPBot - AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.6. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary chat session records from the wpbot_user and wpbot_conversation tables, including chat history and conversation logs, by supplying a crafted userid value.
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Attack Technique
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