What is CVE-2023-2742?

CVE-2023-2742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quantumcloud Wpbot, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-06-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-2742?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-2742 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Quantumcloud Wpbot

CVE-2023-2742

The AI ChatBot WordPress plugin before 4.5.5 does not sanitize and escape its settings, allowing high-privilege users such as admin to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed.

Published 2023-06-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (38.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 38.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Quantumcloud Wpbot
Ai Chatbot — versions 0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/f689442a-a851-4140-a10c-ac579f9da142 (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2742?: CVE-2023-2742 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Quantumcloud Wpbot, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2023-06-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-2742?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-2742 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.