CVE-2025-11256 json
Kognetiks Chatbot <= 2.3.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Limited File Uploads and Conversation Erasing
published last yr. modified last mo. also EUVD-2025-34984
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload limited safe files and erase conversations.
Patch / fix
- kognetiks kognetiks_chatbot 2.3.6
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c8fe389-ff44-4be3-889b-0006977f4f3c?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3380317%40chatbot-chatgpt&new=3380317%40chatbot-chatgpt&sfp_ema
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3380313%40chatbot-chatgpt&new=3380313%40chatbot-chatgpt&sfp_ema
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-11256
- NVD CVE-2025-11256
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