CVE-2023-6557 The Events Calendar <= 6.2.8.2 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can extract sensitive post titles and IDs from pending, private, and draft posts via an exposed AJAX route.
- 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-2023-6557?
CVE-2023-6557 is a medium-severity vulnerability in stellarwp The Events Calendar, published on 5 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.2.8.2 via the route function hooked into wp_ajax_nopriv_tribe_dropdown. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract potentially sensitive data including post titles and IDs of pending, private and draft posts.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6557?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Stellarwp the Events Calendar.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6557?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6557 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-6557 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6557 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in stellarwp The Events Calendar
- CVE-2024-8275 The Events Calendar <= 6.6.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-4180 The Events Calendar < 6.4.0.1 - Reflected XSS
- CVE-2023-6203 The Events Calendar < 6.2.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Protected Post Read
- CVE-2024-6931 The Events Calendar <= 6.6.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- CVE-2025-5144 The Events Calendar <= 6.13.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p884-m725-55w6.