CVE-2025-47565
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 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 confidenceMissing 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.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm EventON plugin is installedCheck 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.
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Identify the installed EventON versionRead 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.
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Enumerate EventON AJAX endpointsExamine 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.
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Test AJAX endpoint access without authenticationSend 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.
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Verify capability checks on admin functionsReview 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.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate 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.
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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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