CVE-2023-23981 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-23981: WordPress Conversational Forms for ChatBot Plugin <= 1.1.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Quantumcloud
Product Conversational Forms for ChatBot
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 6, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in QuantumCloud Conversational Forms for ChatBot plugin <= 1.1.6 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Conversational Forms for ChatBot versions up to 1.1.6 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in form input handling. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected forms. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view or submit forms.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Trusted admins or editors could compromise other users' sessions, steal data, or deface site content via injected scripts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin or editor privileges and the victim must visit a page with the malicious form.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 6, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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