Description

WordPress Plugin Quick Event Manager is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to perform otherwise restricted actions and subsequently make unauthorized AJAX calls and access the debug logs. WordPress Plugin Quick Event Manager version 9.2.16 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 9.2.17 or latest

References

https://sploitus.com/exploit?id=WPEX-ID:6DAE6DCA-7474-4008-9FE5-4C62B9F12D0A

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/quick-event-manager/trunk/changelog.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CWE-862 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Authentication Bypass