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CVE-2023-6158: eventon vulnerability
CVE-2023-6158: medium vulnerability affecting eventon. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 6.5 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 43.59%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- eventon
What is known
The EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check on the evo_eventpost_update_meta function in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.4 (for Pro) and 2.2.7 (for free). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update and remove arbitrary post metadata. Note that certain parameters may allow for content injection. CVE-2024-0238 appears to be a duplicate of this issue.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2023-6158, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) affecting eventon, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether eventon is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.