Chatbot with ChatGPT <= 2.4.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated OpenAI API Key Exposure

5.8
Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-6845
CVSS 5.8 (Medium)
Publicly Published September 4, 2024
Last Updated October 4, 2024
Researcher Kieran Burge

Description

The Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the wdgpt_retrieve_api_key() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve an OpenAI key.

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Vulnerability Details for Chatbot with ChatGPT WordPress

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug smartsearchwp (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.4.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.4.5
Patched Version
  • 2.4.6

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