EventON Plugin up to 2.2.6/4.5.4 on WordPress AJAX Action authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in EventON Plugin up to 2.2.6/4.5.4 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component AJAX Action Handler. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-0238. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EventON Plugin up to 2.2.6/4.5.4 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component AJAX Action Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 do not have authorisation in an AJAX action, and does not ensure that the post to be updated belong to the plugin, allowing unauthenticated users to update arbitrary post metadata.

The weakness was released 01/16/2024 by Erwan Lr. It is possible to read the advisory at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-0238 since 01/04/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.2.7 or 4.5.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EventON Plugin 2.2.7/4.5.5

Timelineinfo

01/04/2024 🔍
01/16/2024 +12 days 🔍
01/16/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/02/2025 +503 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Erwan Lr
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-0238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250891

Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2024 18:27
Updated: 06/02/2025 17:22
Changes: 01/16/2024 18:27 (41), 02/06/2024 13:58 (11), 06/02/2025 17:22 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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