Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2024-37518

CVE-2024-37518:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability exists in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin versions up to and including 6.5.1.4. The vulnerability was discovered and reported on June 21, 2024, and publicly disclosed on July 5, 2024. The issue has been fixed in version 6.5.1.5 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing or incorrect nonce validation in the actionrestoreevents() function. It has been assigned CVE-2024-37518 and received a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery) (WPScan).

Impact

This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to restore events through forged requests if they can trick a site administrator into performing specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. The impact is considered low severity but could lead to unauthorized event restoration in the calendar (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

The recommended mitigation is to update The Events Calendar plugin to version 6.5.1.5 or later, which contains the security fix for this vulnerability. Site administrators should prioritize this update to prevent potential exploitation (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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