WordPress Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin <= 1.9.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress: from n/a through 1.9.8.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00254 17th 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
- 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-2024-35738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gq58-fgx6-mcj5
References
More kognetiks vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-04246 Unrestricted file upload in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-67927 Arbitrary file upload in Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-21580 WordPress Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin <= 2.0.0 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2024-09755 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Update CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2024-09753 Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 2.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-10307 Kognetiks Chatbot <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-35738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-35738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gq58-fgx6-mcj5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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