CVE-2024-5059
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in the WordPress Event Monster plugin (Event Management Tickets Booking) allows unauthorized actors to access sensitive information. It affects all versions up to 1.4.0, potentially exposing user data or system information to attackers.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Event Monster plugin (Event Management Tickets Booking)
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access sensitive user data like personal information, payment details, or administrative credentials, leading to data breaches, identity theft, or further system compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to user registration data, event booking information, or plugin configuration details that could be used for targeted attacks or data harvesting.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact is limited to information disclosure without direct system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
CWE-200 vulnerabilities typically involve simple information disclosure that doesn't require complex exploitation techniques.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.4.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/event-monster/wordpress-event-monster-plugin-1-4-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Event Monster' or 'Event Management Tickets Booking'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate event-monster
Restrict Access
allImplement IP whitelisting or firewall rules to restrict access to WordPress admin and plugin endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious requests to plugin endpoints
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for unauthorized access attempts to sensitive data endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Event Monster' version 1.4.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get event-monster --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is updated beyond 1.4.0 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to plugin-specific endpoints
- Requests to sensitive data URLs from unauthorized IPs
- Increased 200 OK responses to data disclosure endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic to /wp-content/plugins/event-monster/ endpoints
- Data exfiltration patterns from WordPress installation
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/plugins/event-monster/" OR plugin="event-monster") AND response_code=200 AND user_agent NOT IN ("normal_user_agents")