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CVE-2024-10530

Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Addition

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: November 13, 2024 at 02:33 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorKognetiks Chatbot

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the add_new_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 create new GTP assistants.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Kognetiks Chatbot· Kognetikswordpress-plugin
95%
v ≤ 2.1.7v < 2.1.8
Affected range stops below 2.1.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (3)

Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-assistants.php#L596
Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3183413/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-assistants.php
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4fd7e76-4d8b-4e4d-9ae9-c7f9933f8324?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-862

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