CVE-2024-6180 EventON <= 2.2.15 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting and Plugin Settings Updates
Unauthenticated attackers can modify plugin settings and inject stored XSS due to missing capability checks in the EventON WordPress plugin.
- 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-2024-6180?
CVE-2024-6180 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ashanjay EventON – Events Calendar, published on 9 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The EventON plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'eventon_import_settings' ajax action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.15. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update plugin settings, including adding stored cross-site scripting to settings options displayed on event calendar pages.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6180?
How do I fix CVE-2024-6180?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6180 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-2024-6180 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6180 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9j6-ccc3-92c8.