CSRF in Ashanjay Eventon – Events Calendar
CVE-2023-6244
The EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.4 (Pro) & 2.2.8 (Free). This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the save_virtual_event_settings function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify virtual event settings 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 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (14.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6fcc3a82-f116-446e-9e5f-4f074… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch)
- docs.myeventon.com/documentations/eventon-changelog/ (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-6244?
- CVE-2023-6244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ashanjay Eventon – Events Calendar, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-11.
- How severe is CVE-2023-6244?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-6244 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.