CVE-2024-4560 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2024-05-11

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 13.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

kognetiks

Kognetiks Chatbot for WordPress

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.9.9

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13343.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-434

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2024-05-11T05:38:41.626Z

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:02:32.451Z

Reserved: 2024-05-06T18:50:10.191Z

Link: CVE-2024-4560

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T20:47:41.085Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2024-05-14T15:44:04.037

Modified: 2026-04-08T18:21:52.123

Link: CVE-2024-4560

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-434

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