Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-47565

MEDIUM · 6.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-07-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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69/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in ashanjay EventON eventon allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects EventON: from n/a through <= 4.9.9.

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 confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in the EventON WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability enables unauthorized users to access functionality or data they should not have permission to access due to missing capability checks or proper authorization validation on certain plugin functions or AJAX endpoints.

MitigationUpdate EventON plugin to the latest version once available, or apply a vendor-supplied patch that adds proper capability checks and authorization validation to all sensitive plugin functions and AJAX endpoints.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

CVSS 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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm EventON plugin is installed
    Check if the /wp-content/plugins/eventon/ directory exists on the WordPress site, or query the wp_options table for the 'active_plugins' option to see if eventon is listed.
    Affected if EventON plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site.
  2. Identify the installed EventON version
    Read the main plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/eventon/eventon.php to find the 'Version' comment, or query the wp_options table for the option name containing 'eventon_version'.
    Affected if The installed version predates the patch that adds proper capability checks to all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints.
  3. Enumerate EventON AJAX endpoints
    Examine the plugin source code for wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks, or inspect the page source of the WordPress admin for eventon_admin_js_data variable that lists registered AJAX actions.
    Affected if EventON registers AJAX endpoints without proper capability checks or authorization validation.
  4. Test AJAX endpoint access without authentication
    Send a direct POST request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with a non-admin user session or no session, using an EventON action (such as 'evon_ics_download' or similar event-related actions found in the plugin).
    Affected if The AJAX endpoint responds successfully or returns event data without requiring proper user capabilities.
  5. Verify capability checks on admin functions
    Review the plugin code for function calls that perform current_user_can() or similar WordPress capability checks before executing sensitive operations like event creation, modification, or deletion.
    Affected if Sensitive plugin functions lack capability checks or perform inadequate authorization validation.

A user is affected if EventON plugin is installed and sensitive AJAX endpoints or functions can be accessed or executed without proper capability verification or authorization validation.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update EventON plugin to the latest version once available, or apply a vendor-supplied patch that adds proper capability checks and authorization validation to all sensitive plugin functions and AJAX endpoints.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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