Spiffy Calendar Plugin up to 4.9.8 on WordPress event_author improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Spiffy Calendar Plugin up to 4.9.8 on WordPress. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument event_author results in improper authorization. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-0855. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Spiffy Calendar Plugin up to 4.9.8 on WordPress (Calendar Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation of the argument event_author with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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+.

The weakness was presented 02/27/2024 by Cyc707. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-0855 since 01/24/2024. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 4.9.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Spiffy Calendar Plugin 4.9.9

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02/27/2024 +34 days 🔍
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08/09/2024 +163 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Cyc707
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-0855 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0855
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254868

Entryinfo

Created: 02/27/2024 10:07
Updated: 08/09/2024 00:11
Changes: 02/27/2024 10:07 (42), 08/09/2024 00:11 (26)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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