CVE-2020-36840 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress <= 2.3.8 - Missing Authorization
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization checks to execute arbitrary actions, including script injection, in the MotoPress Timetable plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36840?
CVE-2020-36840 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in jetmonsters Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_route_url() function called via a nopriv AJAX action in versions up to, and including, 2.3.8. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call that function and perform a wide variety of actions such as including random template, injecting malicious web scripts, and more.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36840?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Motopress Timetable and Event Schedule.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36840?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36840 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-36840 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36840 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in jetmonsters Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress
- CVE-2021-24585 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.0 - Arbitrary User's Hashed Password/Email/Username Disclosure
- CVE-2021-24584 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.2 - Unauthorised Event TimeSlot Update
- CVE-2021-24724 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.3.19 - Author+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2021-24583 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.2 - Unauthorised Event TimeSlot Deletion
- CVE-2022-2843 MotoPress Timetable and Event Schedule Quick Edit admin-ajax.php cross site scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4vp-6m74-35jg.