Vulnerability · Published Jul 9, 2024 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-6180EventON <= 2.2.15 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting and Plugin Settings Updates
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in EventON – Events Calendar from ashanjay. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The EventON plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'eventon_import_settings' ajax action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.15. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings, including adding stored cross-site scripting to settings options displayed on event calendar pages.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ashanjay | EventON – Events Calendar | 0 – through 2.2.15 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/12f3dc64-322d-4015-8c57-eaa41c9a1829?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3121634/eventon-lite/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-ajax.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eventon-lite/trunk/assets/js/admin/wp_admin.js#L714 x_transferred
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eventon-lite/trunk/includes/calendar/class-calendar-event-structure.php#L590 x_transferred