What is CVE-2024-5992?

CVE-2024-5992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cliengo – Chatbot, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2024-5992?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-5992 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Cliengo – Chatbot

CVE-2024-5992

The Cliengo – Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_chatbot_token' and 'update_chatbot_position' functions in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change chatbot settings, which can lead to unavailability or other changes to the chatbot.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Cliengo – Chatbot — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-5992?: CVE-2024-5992 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cliengo – Chatbot, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2024-5992?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-5992 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.