WP FullCalendar: A security weakness
WP FullCalendar is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.
- Component
- WP FullCalendar
- Plugin slug
wp-fullcalendar- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Feb 13, 2023
- Weakness
- NVD-CWE-noinfo
This CVE was published Feb 13, 2023 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update WP FullCalendar 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 WP FullCalendar WordPress plugin before 1.5 does not ensure that the post retrieved via an AJAX action is public and can be accessed by the user making the request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to get the content of arbitrary posts, including draft/private as well as password-protected ones.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N