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CVE-2023-2580: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-2580 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the AI-Engine WordPress plugin versions prior to 1.6.83. The vulnerability was discovered and publicly disclosed on May 30, 2023. The affected component is the AI Engine plugin's settings functionality, specifically in the Chatbot tab's Visual Settings (WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists because the plugin fails to properly sanitize and escape some of its settings, particularly in the "Start Sentence" or "Compliance Text" fields within the Meow Apps » AI Engine » Chatbot tab » Visual Settings section. This vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 3.5 (low severity) and is classified under CWE-79 (WPScan).

Impact

The vulnerability allows high-privilege users such as administrators to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks, even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, such as in multisite WordPress setups (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.6.83 of the AI-Engine plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to mitigate the risk (WPScan).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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