Kognetiks Chatbot <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing
Priority LOW 30CWE-285Published · 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-285.
Summary
The Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload limited safe files and erase conversations.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00378 31st 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11256
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrxh-cch4-m6vg
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c8fe389-ff44-4be3-889b-0006977f4f3c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3380317%40chatbot-chatgpt&new=3380317%40chatbot-chatgpt&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3380313%40chatbot-chatgpt&new=3380313%40chatbot-chatgpt&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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-2024-23607 WordPress Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin <= 1.9.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-11256 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11256 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrxh-cch4-m6vg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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