ChatGPT Plugin Exploit Explained: From Prompt Injection to Accessing Private Data

ChatGPT plugins can be exploited through indirect prompt injections (attacks that hide malicious instructions in data the AI reads from external sources rather than directly from the user), which hackers have used to access private data through cross-plugin request forgery (a vulnerability where one plugin tricks another into performing unauthorized actions). The post documents a real exploit found in the wild and explains the security fix that was applied.