Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 11, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-6242
CVE-2023-6242
Description
The EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.4 (for Pro) & 2.2.7 (for Free). This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the evo_eventpost_update_meta function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary post metadata via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:myeventon:eventon-lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:myeventon:eventon-lite:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <2.2.8
- cpe:2.3:a:myeventon:eventon:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*range: <4.5.5
- Range: <=4.5.4 (Pro) & <=2.2.7 (Free)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017578/eventon-lite/trunk/includes/admin/class-admin-ajax.phpnvdPatch
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c8e9a333-a6b7-4b5e-93c1-b95566e5d6fbnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- docs.myeventon.com/documentations/eventon-changelog/nvdRelease Notes
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3017939nvd
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