CVE-2023-6243 EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin <= 4.6.8 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via admin_test_email

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can trick administrators into sending test emails to arbitrary addresses via CSRF in EventON PRO 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-2023-6243?

CVE-2023-6243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in EventON (Pro) - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin, published on 19 Oct 2024. 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 EventON PRO - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.6.8. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the admin_test_email function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to send test emails to arbitrary email addresses via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Myeventon Eventon-Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6243?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6243 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-6243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wmmx-rm9g-w3wv.

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