Quick Event Manager <= 9.7.4 - Missing Authorization Checks

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2023-23975
CVSS Medium (6.3)
Publicly Published January 20, 2023
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher yuyudhn
Description

The Quick Event Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to missing authorization checks on various calls in the qem_messages() function in versions up to, and including, 9.7.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as a subscriber, to manage and alter registration settings that should be intended for site administrators.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug quick-event-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 9.7.4
Patched Version
  • 9.7.5
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