EventON <= 2.2.15 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting and Plugin Settings Updates

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-6180
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published July 8, 2024
Last Updated July 30, 2024
Researcher Lucio Sá
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug eventon-lite (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.15
Patched Version
  • 2.2.16
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