AVID-2026-R1482
Description
WordPress AI Engine plugin <= 2.2.63 - Auth. Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability (CVE-2024-34440)
Details
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Jordy Meow AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot.This issue affects AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot: from n/a through 2.2.63.
Reason for inclusion in AVID: CVE-2024-34440 describes an unrestricted file upload vulnerability in the WordPress AI Engine plugin (AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot), enabling remote exploitation without user interaction. This plugin functions as an AI deployment component (AI chatbot integration) within a web AI stack, representing a software artifact in the deployment/run phase of general-purpose AI systems. The vulnerability is security-oriented (CVE, CWE-434) with a high CVSS score (9.1) and potential impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Therefore it constitutes a software supply-chain-related vulnerability affecting AI deployment tooling, not purely hardware/firmware.
References
- NVD entry
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ai-engine/wordpress-ai-engine-plugin-2-2-63-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Affected or Relevant Artifacts
- Developer: OpenAI
- Deployer: OpenAI
- Artifact Details:
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| System | AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot |
Impact
AVID Taxonomy Categorization
- Risk domains: Security
- SEP subcategories: S0100: Software Vulnerability
- Lifecycle stages: L06: Deployment
CVSS
| Version | 3.1 |
| Vector String | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Base Score | 9.1 |
| Base Severity | 🔴 Critical |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity | 🟢 Low |
| Privileges Required | 🔴 High |
| User Interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality Impact | 🔴 High |
| Integrity Impact | 🔴 High |
| Availability Impact | 🔴 High |
CWE
| ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-434 | CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type |
Other information
- Report Type: Advisory
- Credits:
- Date Reported: 2024-05-13
- Version: 0.3.3
- AVID Entry