CVE-2024-10684

Summary

CVE-2024-10684 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Kognetiks Chatbot plugin for WordPress. The issue lies in the insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'dir' parameter in all versions up to 2.1.7. This flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious web scripts into pages, which can be executed if a user is tricked into performing an action such as clicking on a maliciously crafted link. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to the compromise of sensitive user information or the takeover of the affected WordPress site. Users are strongly advised to update to the latest version of the plugin to mitigate this risk.

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