WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
Eventin < 4.0.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via User Email Change/Account Takeover
Description
The Eventin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.34. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity or capability prior to updating their details like email in the 'Eventin\Speaker\Api\SpeakerController::update_item' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
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Classification
Type
IDOR
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
István Márton
Verified
No
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2025-08-08 (about 11 months ago)
Added
2025-08-08 (about 11 months ago)
Last Updated
2025-08-08 (about 11 months ago)