Cross-site request forgery in EventON PRO plugin for WordPress

1) Cross-site request forgery

EUVDB-ID: #VU100109

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6243

CWE-ID: CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site request forgery attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of the HTTP request origin in the admin_test_email function. A remote attacker can trick the victim to visit a specially crafted web page and perform arbitrary actions on behalf of the victim on the vulnerable website.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

EventON PRO: 4.6.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:ashanjay_designs:eventon_pro_-_wordpress_virtual_event_calendar_plugin:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:ashanjay_designs:eventon_pro_-_wordpress_virtual_event_calendar_plugin:4.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1d0a40f8-4c31-447d-ac28-73cfe7a07687?source=cve
http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3017939%40eventon-lite&new=3017939%40eventon-lite&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
http://docs.myeventon.com/documentations/eventon-changelog/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.