CVE-2025-8091 EventON Lite <= 2.4.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Disclosure
Attackers can extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts via shortcodes in the EventON Lite WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8091?
CVE-2025-8091 is a medium-severity vulnerability in ashanjay EventON – Events Calendar, published on 15 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The EventON Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions less than, or equal to, 2.4.6 via the add_single_eventon and add_eventon shortcodes due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract data from password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8091?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8091?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8091 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-8091 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8091 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f8wx-84f3-pjp7.