WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-1376 Modified

Event post: A security weakness

Event post is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Event post
Plugin slug
event-post
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 24, 2024
Weakness
CWE-284 — Improper Access Control
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 24, 2024 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update Event post to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Technical description

The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized bulk metadata update due to a missing capability check on the save_bulkdatas function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to update post_meta_data.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary and upstream sources