CVE-2024-5992 Cliengo - Chatbot <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Chatbot Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can modify chatbot settings due to missing capability checks, potentially causing service unavailability or unauthorized changes.
- 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-2024-5992?
CVE-2024-5992 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Cliengo – Chatbot, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cliengo – Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_chatbot_token' and 'update_chatbot_position' functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change chatbot settings, which can lead to unavailability or other changes to the chatbot.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-5992?
How do I fix CVE-2024-5992?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-5992 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-2024-5992 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-5992 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-phcx-r5fx-mpr6.