Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-0452

Medium

Published: 22 May 2024

Published
22 May 2024
Modified
08 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0021 43.3th percentile
Risk Priority 10 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-0452 is a medium-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Quantumcloud Wpbot. Its CVSS base score is 5.0 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 43.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

This vulnerability is AI-related — categorised as Enterprise AI Assistants; in the Data-Related Vulnerabilities risk domain; MITRE ATLAS techniques in scope: AI Supply Chain Compromise (AML.T0010), External Harms (AML.T0048).

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The AI ChatBot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the openai_file_upload_callback function in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level…

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access and above, to upload files to a linked OpenAI account.

CWE(s)

AI Security AnalysisAI

AI Category
Enterprise AI Assistants
Risk Domain
Data-Related Vulnerabilities
OWASP Top 10 for LLMs 2025
None mapped
Classification Reason
The vulnerability affects the AI ChatBot WordPress plugin, which integrates with OpenAI for chatbot functionality including file uploads, fitting the Enterprise AI Assistants category as it enables AI assistant features via OpenAI APIs.

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1078.004 Cloud Accounts Stealth
Valid accounts in cloud environments may allow adversaries to perform actions to achieve Initial Access, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, or Defense Evasion.
Why these techniques?

Missing capability check allows low-privileged (subscriber+) authenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files to a linked OpenAI cloud account, enabling exploitation of a public-facing web application (T1190), privilege escalation via the vulnerability (T1068), and abuse of valid cloud accounts (T1078.004).

MITRE ATLAS TechniquesAI

MITRE ATLAS techniques

AML.T0010: AI Supply Chain CompromiseAML.T0048: External Harms

Affected Assets

quantumcloud
wpbot
≤ 5.3.6

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Requiring authorization and configuration controls for mobile device connections directly enforces access control and prevents unauthorized devices from reaching organizational systems.

addresses: CWE-284 CWE-862

Defining account types, requiring approvals for creation, specifying authorizations, monitoring usage, and reviewing accounts directly prevents improper access control by ensuring only authorized accounts exist and are used.

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