CVE-2024-35738 WordPress Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin <= 1.9.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Kognetiks Chatbot plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-35738?
CVE-2024-35738 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress, published on 8 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress: from n/a through 1.9.8.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35738?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kognetics Kognetiks Chatbot.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35738?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-35738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2024-35738 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35738 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq58-fgx6-mcj5.