CVE-2024-4560

Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 1.9.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via chatbot_chatgpt_upload_file_to_assistant Function

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Attend

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the chatbot_chatgpt_upload_file_to_assistant function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.9. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, with to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

El complemento Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress para WordPress es vulnerable a la carga de archivos arbitrarios debido a la falta de validación del tipo de archivo en la función chatbot_chatgpt_upload_file_to_assistant en todas las versiones hasta la 1.9.9 incluida. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados carguen archivos arbitrarios en el servidor del sitio afectado, lo que puede hacer posible la ejecución remota de código.

*Credits: Francesco Carlucci

CVSS Scores

Wordfencev3.1 9.8

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Attend

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Yes

Tech. Impact

Total

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2024-05-06 CVE Reserved
2024-05-10 CVE Published
2024-05-15 EPSS Updated
2024-08-01 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-file-upload.php#L17
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7bc33a05-d462-492e-9ea5-cf37b887cc94?source=cve

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Kognetiks Search vendor "Kognetiks"		Kognetiks Chatbot For WordPress Search vendor "Kognetiks" for product "Kognetiks Chatbot For WordPress"				<= 1.9.9 Search vendor "Kognetiks" for product "Kognetiks Chatbot For WordPress" and version " <= 1.9.9"		en		Affected