Vulnerability report

Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2023-51409

AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot Arbitrary File Access

Jordy Meow / AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot · 0.0.1 to <= 1.9.98

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Severity
CVSS 10.0 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
63.1%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2023-51409 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Jordy Meow AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot. Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Jordy Meow AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot.This issue...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Jordy Meow / AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot 0.0.1 to <= 1.9.98.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot Arbitrary File Access

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 1.9.98.

ai_engine_project Affected
ai_engine
Through 1.9.98
Jordy Meow Affected
AI Engine: ChatGPT Chatbot ai-engine
Through 1.9.98
Published
12 Apr 2024
Exploitation Reported
12 Apr 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-51409
  • VDB Entry — patchstack.com patchstack.com · VDB Entry https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/ai-engine/wordpress-ai-...

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 12 Apr 2024

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 22 Feb 2024

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2024-04-12 13:15 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-51409.yaml 02 Jun 2025

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

10.0 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

63.1%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE-434

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Jordy Meow AI Engine - Unrestricted File Upload

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:20 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 14:11 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. 13:15 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. 13:15 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. 22:41 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 10.0,
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  "epss_score": 0.63077,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
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