Spiffy Calendar <= 4.9.8 - Insufficient Authorization

2024-01-12 00:00

cyc707

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.9.9

Affected PluginSpiffy Calendar

Affected Version<= 4.9.8

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2024-0855

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Vulnerability Overview

The Spiffy Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due insufficient restrictions on the event_author parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.8. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to make an event appear as though it was created by another user.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.9.9, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0855 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4afea729-a7d9-4b38-a0f5-5af2c31bfbb9

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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