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CVE-2024-35738

WordPress Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin <= 1.9.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La vulnerabilidad de neutralización inadecuada de la entrada durante la generación de páginas web (XSS o 'Cross-site Scripting') en Kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot para WordPress permite XSS Almacenado. Este problema afecta a Kognetiks Chatbot para WordPress: desde n/a hasta 1.9.8.

The Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

*Credits: LVT-tholv2k (Patchstack Alliance)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-05-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-06-06 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-26 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-592: Stored XSS
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Chatbot Chatgpt
Search vendor "Chatbot Chatgpt"
 Chatbot Chatgpt
Search vendor "Chatbot Chatgpt" for product "Chatbot Chatgpt"
 >= 0.0.0 <= 1.9.8
Search vendor "Chatbot Chatgpt" for product "Chatbot Chatgpt" and version " >= 0.0.0 <= 1.9.8"
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Affected