The Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload limited safe files and erase conversations.
History

Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:00:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 20 Oct 2025 13:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Kognetiks
Kognetiks chatbot
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Vendors & Products Kognetiks
Kognetiks chatbot
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Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:45:00 +0000

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Description The Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload limited safe files and erase conversations.
Title Kognetiks Chatbot <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing
Weaknesses CWE-285
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-10-18T07:26:31.541Z

Updated: 2025-10-20T17:38:56.102Z

Reserved: 2025-10-03T12:13:35.865Z

Link: CVE-2025-11256

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-20T17:37:28.978Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-18T08:15:33.660

Modified: 2025-10-21T19:31:25.450

Link: CVE-2025-11256

cve-icon Redhat

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