CVE-2024-2844: easy appointments vulnerability
CVE-2024-2844: medium vulnerability affecting easy appointments. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 4.3 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 35.65%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- easy appointments
What is known
The Easy Appointments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to insufficient user validation on the ajax_cancel_appointment() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.11.18. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to cancel other users orders.
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-2844, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) affecting easy appointments, 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 easy appointments 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.