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CVE-2024-6845: Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin leaks OpenAI API key via REST endpoint

Source: NVD(opens in a new tab)
Identifier: CVE-2024-6845
Published: September 25, 2024
Record updated: October 9, 2026

Known exploitation: Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog at the last check.
EPSS: 1.1%

Summary

CVE-2024-6845 affects the Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin before 2.4.6. One of its REST endpoints lacks proper authorization (CWE-862, Missing Authorization), so unauthenticated users can retrieve an encoded key and decode it, leaking the OpenAI API key. NVD published the entry on 09/25/2024 and last modified it on 01/20/2026, and it has not yet provided an assessment.

Mitigation

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

Details

Scores and exploitation

CVSS score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 1.1%Estimated probability that this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days, from the FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System. Read on November 4, 2026.

Weaknesses and techniques

Weakness (CWE): CWE-862
Attack pattern (CAPEC): CAPEC-122

Affected

Vendors: OpenAI

Classification

Attack type: Data extraction
Attack sophistication: Trivial
AI component targeted: API
Impact: Confidentiality
Labels: security

How this record was produced

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Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6845

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

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

Classifier confidence: 95% (self-assessed)

Summary

Mitigation

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