Vulnerability · Published Nov 13, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-10529Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Deletion
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress from kognetiks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the delete_assistant() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete GTP assistants.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kognetiks | Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress | 0 – through 2.1.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6b302c9-a6b9-4a91-acb5-2ad270817606?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-assistants.php#L575
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3183413/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-assistants.php