CVE-2025-11256 Kognetiks Chatbot <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing
Unauthenticated attackers can upload limited files and erase conversations 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-2025-11256?
CVE-2025-11256 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress, published on 18 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11256?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11256?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11256 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-2025-11256 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11256 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrxh-cch4-m6vg.