EventerWordPress extension · Imithemes
CVE-2025-39482
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in imithemes Eventer eventer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Eventer: from n/a through < 3.11.4.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in imithemes Eventer plugin allows unauthorized users to access functionality due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. This is a horizontal/vertical privilege escalation issue where the access control mechanism fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive operations or data.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
EventerWordPress extension
<= 3.9.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Eventer plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate the Eventer plugin to view its version number. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file (typically eventer.php or class-eventer.php in wp-content/plugins/eventer) for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments.Affected if The installed version is 3.9.6 or lower.
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Inspect plugin access control logicExamine the main plugin PHP files for capability checks before sensitive operations (such as event creation, modification, deletion, or attendee data access). Look for functions that perform current_user_can() or similar permission checks, and verify they are present at the entry points of sensitive functionality.Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() checks or use overly permissive capability thresholds (such as allowing 'subscriber' or 'contributor' roles to access admin-level functions).
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Test horizontal privilege escalationLog in with a low-privilege user role (such as Subscriber or Contributor) and attempt to access event management functions directly via URL or AJAX actions (such as wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=eventer_...). Compare what data or operations this user can access versus what their role should normally permit.Affected if A lower-privileged user can view, modify, or delete events or attendee information that belong to users with higher privileges.
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Test vertical privilege escalationLog in with a non-administrator role and attempt to access WordPress admin dashboard areas or plugin settings that should be restricted to Administrator role only. Attempt direct URL access to eventer admin pages.Affected if Non-administrator users can access administrative functions, plugin settings pages, or execute privileged operations they should not have access to.
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Review role-based access control configurationCheck the plugin settings or code for any 'access levels', 'user roles', or 'security levels' configuration options. Verify that the configured default roles align with expected WordPress role capabilities (Administrator for full access, Editor for event management, Author for own events only).Affected if The plugin allows configuring access controls that permit low-privilege roles to perform high-privilege operations, or if the default configuration grants overly broad permissions.
Your environment is affected if the Eventer plugin version is 3.9.6 or lower and low-privileged users can access administrative or other users' event data and functionality.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Eventer to version 3.11.4 or later to obtain the patched version. Alternatively, implement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks at all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin.
3.11.4 or later
- 1. Backup your current WordPress site and database before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
- 3. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 4. Find the Eventer plugin by imithemes
- 5. Check if the current version is below 3.11.4
- 6. If update is available, click 'Update Now' to upgrade to the latest version (3.11.4 or newer)
- 7. Alternatively, download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository or imithemes and upload manually
- 8. After updating, verify the plugin is functioning correctly and test the authorization controls
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-39482 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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