CVE-2024-4560: Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress <= 1.9.9 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via chatbot_chatgpt_upload_file_to_assistant Function

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

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.

Affected products

Kognetiks .Com Kognetiks Chatbot: through 1.9.9

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-file-upload.php#L17
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7bc33a05-d462-492e-9ea5-cf37b887cc94?source=cve
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/chatbot-chatgpt/trunk/includes/utilities/chatbot-file-upload.php#L17
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7bc33a05-d462-492e-9ea5-cf37b887cc94?source=cve

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