Authorization Bypass in Events Made Easy Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2023-0404

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Events Made Easy
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 January 2023

What is CVE-2023-0404?

The Events Made Easy plugin for WordPress has a significant vulnerability allowing authenticated attackers to bypass authorization checks. This flaw arises from missing capability validations on several AJAX-related functions, making it possible for users with subscriber-level permissions to execute functions meant strictly for administrators. While the plugin awaits approval for a fix in the official WordPress repository, users can obtain the patched version directly from the developer's Github page.

Affected Version(s)

Events Made Easy * <= 2.3.16

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Marco Wotschka
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The Cyber Security Vulnerability Database.