What is CVE-2024-4560?

CVE-2024-4560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kognetiks Chatbot For Wordpress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2024-4560?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Kognetiks Chatbot For Wordpress

CVE-2024-4560

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.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.009 (56.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Kognetiks Chatbot For Wordpress — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-4560?: CVE-2024-4560 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kognetiks Chatbot For Wordpress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2024-4560?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.