Plugin Flaw Allows Deceiving Event Creation
CVE-2024-0855

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Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Spiffy Calendar
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 February 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Spiffy Calendar WordPress plugin before 4.9.9 doesn't check the event_author parameter, and allows any user to alter it when creating an event, leading to deceiving users/admins that a page was created by a Contributor+.

Affected Version(s)

Spiffy Calendar 0 < 4.9.9

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2024-0855 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5d5da91e-3f34-46b0-8db2-...
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Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

cyc707
WPScan
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