CVE-2025-11256: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability (CVE-2025-11256) related to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.3.5, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload limited safe files and erase conversations. This security issue was disclosed on October 18, 2025 (NVD Database).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.3 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The issue stems from improper authorization (CWE-285) in several functions of the plugin. The vulnerability allows remote access with low attack complexity and requires no privileges or user interaction (NVD Database).

The vulnerability enables unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized data modifications, specifically allowing them to upload certain safe files and erase conversation histories within the chatbot system. This could potentially disrupt the normal operation of the chatbot and affect user interactions (NVD Database).

The vulnerability has been addressed in version 2.3.6 of the Kognetiks Chatbot plugin, which includes security fixes and improvements. Users are advised to update to this version immediately. The update includes comprehensive analytics features and resolves the identified security issues (WordPress Plugin).