WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2024-8671 Analyzed

WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking: Code execution

WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking is affected by code execution. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. Successful exploitation can run attacker-controlled code in the WordPress hosting account.

CVE / CNA score 9.1 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 9.1 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking
Plugin slug
wooevents
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 24, 2024
Weakness
CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

This CVE was published Sep 24, 2024 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking 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 WooEvents - Calendar and Event Booking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file overwrite due to insufficient file path validation in the inc/barcode.php file in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php).

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

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

Primary and upstream sources