# CVE-2023-1129: WP FEvents Book <= 0.46 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Booking Manipulation via IDOR

> Authenticated users can manipulate bookings belonging to other users due to missing ownership checks in the WP FEvents Book plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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:** 24 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c29f-jm2c-8vv7

## What is CVE-2023-1129?

CVE-2023-1129 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP FEvents Book, published on 24 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The WP FEvents Book WordPress plugin through 0.46 does not ensures that bookings to be updated belong to the user making the request, allowing any authenticated user to book, add notes, or cancel booking on behalf of other users.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1129?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp Fevents Book Project Wp Fevents Book.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1129?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1129 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1129 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1129 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown WP FEvents Book

- [CVE-2023-1126](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1126/): WP FEvents Book <= 0.46 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1129 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1129 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown WP FEvents Book, published on 24 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1129 exists.

Affected product: Unknown WP FEvents Book. 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-2023-1129/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1129/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1129
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1129
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1129

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1129/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.