CVE-2023-2796

EventON < 2.1.2 - Unauthenticated Event Access

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Published Jul 10, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 42.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

The EventON WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 lacks authentication and authorization in its eventon_ics_download ajax action, allowing unauthenticated visitors to access private and password protected Events by guessing their numeric id.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

EventON

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:myeventon:eventon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 42.7% (42.674% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/173984/WordPress-EventON-Calendar-4.4-Insecure-Direct-Object-Reference.html
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e9ef793c-e5a3-4c55-beee-56b0909f7a0d

History

Nov 12, 2024 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Myeventon Eventon

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jul 10, 2023, 12:40 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:45 PM
Reserved: May 18, 2023, 1:09 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:33 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:33 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 10, 2023, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:53 AM

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