Description
The EventON WordPress plugin before 2.1.2 lacks authentication and authorization in its eventon_ics_download ajax action, allowing unauthenticated visitors to access private and password protected Events by guessing their numeric id.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | EventON | < 2.1.2 | 2.1.2 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Wordpress Plugin EventON Calendar 4.4 - Unauthenticated Event Access EDB-51658 · webapps · Aug 4, 2023
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Automated scanner template
A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.
- EventON <= 2.1 - Missing Authorization http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-2796.yaml
Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.