CVE-2024-35738: WordPress Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress plugin <= 1.9.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-06-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Kognetiks Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress: from n/a through 1.9.8.

Affected products

Kognetics Kognetiks Chatbot: before 1.9.9 — fixed in 1.9.9

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kognetics Kognetiks Chatbot 1.9.9. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/chatbot-chatgpt/wordpress-kognetiks-chatbot-for-wordpress-plugin-1-9-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/chatbot-chatgpt/wordpress-kognetiks-chatbot-for-wordpress-plugin-1-9-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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