What is CVE-2023-5691?

CVE-2023-5691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Collect.chat Chatbot, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2023-5691?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5691 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Collect.chat Chatbot

CVE-2023-5691

The Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in version 2.3.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Collect.chat Chatbot
Collectchat Collect.chat Chatbot ⚡️ — versions 2.3.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

security@wordfence.com (Product, Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5691?: CVE-2023-5691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Collect.chat Chatbot, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2023-5691?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5691 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.