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CVE-2024-5993:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Cliengo – Chatbot plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2024-5993) discovered on July 9, 2024, affecting all versions up to and including 3.0.1. The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on the 'update_session' function, which could allow unauthorized modification of data (NVD CVE).
Technical details
The vulnerability is characterized by a missing capability check in the 'update_session' function, which allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify the chatbot's session token. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L (Wordfence Intel).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to manipulate the chatbot's session token, potentially affecting the integrity and availability of the chatbot service (NVD CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should update to a version newer than 3.0.1 of the Cliengo – Chatbot plugin to address this vulnerability (NVD CVE).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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