CVE-2024-11143 Cross-site request forgery in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress
Attackers can trick administrators into modifying chatbot assistants via forged requests due to missing nonce validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-11143?
CVE-2024-11143 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress, published on 13 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the update_assistant, add_new_assistant, and delete_assistant functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify assistants via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-11143?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot.
How do I fix CVE-2024-11143?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-11143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-11143 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-11143 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress
- CVE-2024-10684 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2024-10529 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Deletion
- CVE-2024-10531 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Update
- CVE-2024-10530 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Addition
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rp2q-vm9w-w2jm.