CVE-2023-51419
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The BERTHA AI WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.11.10.7) contains an Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability, identified as CVE-2023-51419. This vulnerability was discovered on December 27, 2023, affecting the AI co-pilot plugin for WordPress and Chrome (Patchstack, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability exists in the 'bthai_wa_translate_audio_callback' function due to missing file type validation. The severity is rated as Critical with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (NIST) and 10.0 (Patchstack). The vulnerability is classified under CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) (NVD).

Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to the affected site's server, potentially enabling remote code execution. The high CVSS scores indicate the critical nature of this vulnerability and its potential for severe impact on affected systems (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 1.11.10.8 of the BERTHA AI plugin. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later to resolve the security issue. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking attacks until users can update to the fixed version (Patchstack).

Additional resources


SourceThis report was generated using AI

Related WordPress vulnerabilities:

CVE ID

Severity

Score

Technologies

Component name

CISA KEV exploit

Has fix

Published date

CVE-2026-0726HIGH8.1
  • nexter-extension
NoYesJan 20, 2026
CVE-2026-0690MEDIUM6.4
  • flatpm-wp
NoYesJan 20, 2026
CVE-2026-0608MEDIUM6.4
  • head-meta-data
NoYesJan 20, 2026
CVE-2026-0548MEDIUM5.4
  • tutor
NoYesJan 20, 2026
CVE-2026-0554MEDIUM4.3
  • notificationx
NoYesJan 20, 2026

Free Vulnerability Assessment

Benchmark your Cloud Security Posture

Evaluate your cloud security practices across 9 security domains to benchmark your risk level and identify gaps in your defenses.

Request assessment

Get a personalized demo

Ready to see Wiz in action?

"Best User Experience I have ever seen, provides full visibility to cloud workloads."
David EstlickCISO
"Wiz provides a single pane of glass to see what is going on in our cloud environments."
Adam FletcherChief Security Officer
"We know that if Wiz identifies something as critical, it actually is."
Greg PoniatowskiHead of Threat and Vulnerability Management