CSRF in Eventon (Pro) - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin
CVE-2023-6243
The EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_test_email function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send test emails to arbitrary email addresses via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d0a40f8-4c31-447d-ac28-73cfe… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
- docs.myeventon.com/documentations/eventon-changelog/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6243?
- CVE-2023-6243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Eventon (Pro) - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6243?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6243 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.