CVE-2021-24583 Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress < 2.4.2 - Unauthorised Event TimeSlot Deletion

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Contributors can delete arbitrary event timeslots due to missing access controls and CSRF protection in the MotoPress Timetable plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-24583?

CVE-2021-24583 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Timetable and Event Schedule by MotoPress, published on 20 Sep 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Timetable and Event Schedule WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not have proper access control when deleting a timeslot, allowing any user with the edit_posts capability (contributor+) to delete arbitrary timeslot from any events. Furthermore, no CSRF check is in place as well, allowing such attack to be performed via CSRF against a logged in with such capability

Weakness: CWE-352, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24583?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Motopress Timetable and Event Schedule.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24583 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-2021-24583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-24583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6vr7-vxmx-w9qg.

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