CVE-2024-11143

Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Modification

Published Nov 13, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-33675 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kognetiks
Kognetiks kognetiks Chatbot
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kognetiks:kognetiks_chatbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Kognetiks
Kognetiks kognetiks Chatbot
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Modification
Weaknesses CWE-352
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:32 PM
Reserved
Nov 12, 2024, 2:24 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 13, 2024, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:57 AM