Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 1.9.9 — Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via chatbot_chatgpt_upload_file_to_assistant Function
CVE-2024-4560Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.9.9Update to 2.0.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Critical9.8
- CVSS
- 9.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-434 Arbitrary File Upload
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Kognetiks Chatbot chatbot-chatgpt
- Affected≤ 1.9.9
- Patched in2.0.0
Update to 2.0.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.9.9. Version 2.0.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Kognetiks Chatbot.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Kognetiks Chatbot to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Francesco Carlucci.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
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All 10| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload ≤2.4.9Update to 2.5.0 | CVE-2026-32579 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing ≤2.3.5Update to 2.3.6 | CVE-2025-11256 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Deletion ≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.8 | CVE-2024-10529 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Update ≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.8 | CVE-2024-10531 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting ≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.8 | CVE-2024-10684 |
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
≤2.4.9Update to 2.5.0
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing
≤2.3.5Update to 2.3.6
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Deletion
≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.8
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Assistant Update
≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.8
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
≤2.1.7Update to 2.1.8
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution via 'form' Parameter | CVE-2026-119077 | |
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Timeline
CVE published
Severity critical, CVSS 9.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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