CVE-2024-8369
📋 TL;DR
The EventPrime WordPress plugin has an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to view private or password-protected events. This affects all WordPress sites using EventPrime plugin versions up to 4.0.4.3. The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks in the plugin's event access controls.
💻 Affected Systems
- EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress
📦 What is this software?
Eventprime by Metagauss
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Sensitive event information (private meetings, confidential gatherings, paid events) becomes publicly accessible, potentially exposing business operations, personal data, or proprietary information.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users can view private events they shouldn't have access to, compromising event privacy and potentially exposing attendee information or event details.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to information disclosure of non-critical private events.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is simple to exploit as it requires no authentication and involves accessing private event URLs directly.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.0.4.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/eventprime-event-calendar-management/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find EventPrime plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update is available
5. Alternatively, download version 4.0.4.4+ from WordPress repository and manually update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Plugin Deactivation
allDisable the EventPrime plugin until patched to prevent exploitation
wp plugin deactivate eventprime-event-calendar-management
Access Restriction via .htaccess
linuxAdd IP-based restrictions to event pages if using Apache
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
Allow from 192.168.1.0/24
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access to private event URLs
- Monitor access logs for unusual patterns of event page access and implement rate limiting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → EventPrime version. If version is 4.0.4.3 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get eventprime-event-calendar-management --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify plugin version shows 4.0.4.4 or higher. Test accessing private events without proper credentials to confirm fix.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple 200 OK responses to private event URLs from unauthenticated users
- Access to /wp-content/plugins/eventprime/ paths without authentication
Network Indicators:
- HTTP GET requests to event pages without authentication cookies or session tokens
SIEM Query:
source="web_access_logs" AND (uri="/event/" OR uri="/events/") AND status=200 AND NOT (user_agent="bot" OR user_agent="crawler") AND NOT (cookie="wordpress_logged_in" OR auth_token=*)