CVE-2023-6242
EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin Pro <= 4.5.4 & Free <= 2.2.7 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via evo_eventpost_update_meta
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jan 11, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Nov 21, 2023
Description
The EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.4 (for Pro) & 2.2.7 (for Free). This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the evo_eventpost_update_meta function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary post metadata via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
EventON – Events Calendarashanjay |
|
EventON (Pro) - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar PluginEventON |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8e9a333-a6b7-4b5e-93c1-b95566e5d6fb?source=cve
- https://docs.myeventon.com/documentations/eventon-changelog/
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017578/eventon-lite/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-ajax.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017939
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