PT-2025-42705 · WordPress · Kognetiks Chatbot

Published 2025-10-18 · Updated 2025-10-18 · CVE-2025-11256

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress versions prior to 2.3.6

Description The Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized data modification because of a missing capability check in several functions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to upload limited safe files and delete conversations.

Recommendations Update to version 2.3.6 or later.

Fix

Improper Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-285

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-11256

Affected Products

Kognetiks Chatbot

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11256 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1979451667830526229 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/139333 · Telegram Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1c8fe389-ff44-4be3-889b-0006977f4f3c?source=cve · Note
• https://t.me/CVEtracker/35273 · Telegram Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3380313%40chatbot-chatgpt&new=3380313%40chatbot-chatgpt&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1979504600173416767 · Twitter Post
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3380317%40chatbot-chatgpt&new=3380317%40chatbot-chatgpt&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= · Note