# CVE-2023-0404: Events Made Easy <= 2.3.16 - Missing Authorization

> Authenticated subscribers can bypass authorization checks to invoke administrator-only AJAX functions in the Events Made Easy WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c3wx-66v4-wf3g

## What is CVE-2023-0404?

CVE-2023-0404 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in liedekef Events Made Easy, published on 19 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Events Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on several functions related to AJAX actions in versions up to, and including, 2.3.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to invoke those functions intended for administrator use. While the plugin is still pending review from the WordPress repository, site owners can download a copy of the patched version directly from the developer's Github at https://github.com/liedekef/events-made-easy

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0404?

It affects 1 product.


Products: E-Dynamics Events Made Easy.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0404?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0404 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0404 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in liedekef Events Made Easy

- [CVE-2022-1905](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1905/): Events Made Easy < 2.2.81 - Unauthenticated SQLi (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-28660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28660/): SQL injection in Events Made Easy WordPress Plugin (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-25030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25030/): Events Made Easy < 2.2.36 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-24813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24813/): Events Made Easy < 2.2.24 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0404 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0404 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in liedekef Events Made Easy, published on 19 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0404 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: liedekef Events Made Easy. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0404/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0404/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0404
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0404
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0404

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0404/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.