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

Published: Jan 11, 2024Updated: Jun 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352

6.5MEDIUM

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:HIntegrity

High

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

myeventon

commercialaka myeventon.com

eventonMixed

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

eventon-liteMixed

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

ashanjay

individual-devaka lifepress, eventon

EventON – Events CalendarMixed

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

EventON

oss-project

EventON (Pro) - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar PluginOn-prem

Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

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References

https://docs.myeventon.com/documentations/eventon-changelog/

docs.myeventon.com

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017578/eventon-lite/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-ajax.php

plugins.trac.wordpress.org

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8e9a333-a6b7-4b5e-93c1-b95566e5d6fb?source=cve

wordfence.com

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