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CVE-2024-10531 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Update

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify chatbot assistant settings due to missing capability checks in the Kognetiks Chatbot plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-10531?

CVE-2024-10531 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress, published on 13 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

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 update_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 update GTP assistants.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10531?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot.

How do I fix CVE-2024-10531?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10531 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-10531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9v28-6wg7-w9m4.

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