WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2023-6243 Analyzed

EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin: Cross-site request forgery

EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin is affected by cross-site request forgery. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Exploitation relies on a signed-in privileged user submitting an attacker-controlled request.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin
Plugin slug
eventon-lite
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Oct 19, 2024
Weakness
CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

This CVE was published Oct 19, 2024 and is one of 9 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_test_email function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send test emails to arbitrary email addresses via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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

Primary and upstream sources