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CVE-2023-1651: AI ChatBot WordPress plugin missing auth and CSRF checks

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2023-1651
Published: May 8, 2023
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 0.2%

Summary

CVE-2023-1651 affects the AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.4.9. Its AJAX action that updates the OpenAI settings lacks authorisation and CSRF protection, so any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, can change those settings. The missing escaping of the settings could also lead to Stored XSS.

Mitigation

The source does not state a fix yet. Check the original advisory for updates.

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 5.4(medium)
EPSS: 0.2%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 3, 2026.

Affected

Vendors: OpenAI

Classification

Attack type: Other
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: Plugin
Impact: Integrity,
Confidentiality
Labels: security

How this record was produced

Summaries, mitigations and labels on this page are generated automatically from the source. The linked source is authoritative. The source gives this advisory a description and no title, so the title above is a headline generated from the source text.

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1651

First tracked: February 15, 2026 at 08:49 PM ET, from NVD/CVE Database

Classifier: claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v4

Classifier confidence: 90% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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