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TI-2024-09755 Aliases CVE-2024-10531GHSA-9v28-6wg7-w9m4

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

Priority LOW 31CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0054 45th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
kognetiksKognetiks Chatbot for WordPressup to 2.1.7—No fix listedCNA
  • Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress Vendorkognetiks Affected up to 2.1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kognetiks:kognetiks_chatbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.1.8Vulnerablekognetiks
  • cpe:2.3:a:kognetiks:kognetiks_chatbot:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.1.8 Vulnerable ·kognetiks

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-10531
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9v28-6wg7-w9m4

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-09753 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-09902 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2024-10327 Cross-site request forgery in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2024-09754 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Addition CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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