Cliengo - Chatbot <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authorized (Subscriber+) Chatbot Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Cliengo – Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_session' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the session token of the chatbot.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5993
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8g56-r329-q772
References
More cliengo vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-05553 Cliengo - Chatbot <= 3.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Chatbot Settings Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-42831 WordPress Cliengo – Chatbot plugin <= 3.0.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-25229 WordPress Cliengo – Chatbot plugin <= 3.0.4 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2024-5993 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-5993 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8g56-r329-q772 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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