Linked-account file deletion via missing capability check
Published May 22, 2024 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Missing authorization in QuantumCloud WPBot 5.3.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete files from a linked OpenAI account. The openai_file_delete_callback AJAX handler invokes linked-account file deletion without checking the caller's capability. Subscriber-level WordPress access is sufficient; the documented consequence is deletion of OpenAI-hosted files rather than files on the WordPress host.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in QuantumCloud WPBot 5.3.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to delete files from a linked OpenAI account. The openai_file_delete_callback AJAX handler invokes linked-account file deletion without checking the caller's capability. Subscriber-level WordPress access is sufficient; the documented consequence is deletion of OpenAI-hosted files rather than files on the WordPress host.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-0453
- Published
- May 22, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- QuantumCloud
- Product
- WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1485
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 22, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=5.3.4
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