CVE-2025-48116 WordPress EventON plugin <= 2.4.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Attackers can access restricted functionality in the EventON WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-48116?
CVE-2025-48116 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ashan Perera EventON, published on 16 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ashan Perera EventON eventon-lite allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects EventON: from n/a through <= 2.4.4.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48116?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48116?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48116 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-2025-48116 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48116 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcqp-hx94-8h2w.