CVE-2025-22669
📋 TL;DR
This CSRF vulnerability in the Awesome Event Booking WordPress plugin allows attackers to trick authenticated administrators into performing unintended actions. It affects all WordPress sites using Awesome Event Booking versions up to 2.7.5.
💻 Affected Systems
- Awesome Event Booking WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could trick an admin into changing plugin settings, deleting events, or modifying booking data, potentially disrupting event management functionality.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify event booking settings or configurations, causing operational issues or data inconsistencies.
If Mitigated
With proper CSRF protections in place, no unauthorized actions can be performed through forged requests.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires social engineering to trick authenticated users into clicking malicious links.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.7.6 or later
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
3. Find Awesome Event Booking
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download latest version from WordPress repository and manually update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement CSRF Tokens
allAdd CSRF protection to plugin forms if custom modifications are possible
Use Security Plugins
allInstall WordPress security plugins that provide CSRF protection
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict admin access to trusted networks only
- Implement strict SameSite cookie policies and use anti-CSRF browser extensions
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > Awesome Event Booking > Version. If version is 2.7.5 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=awesome-event-booking --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify version is 2.7.6 or higher in WordPress plugin list.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to plugin admin endpoints without referrer headers
- Multiple failed admin actions from same IP
Network Indicators:
- Cross-origin requests to plugin admin endpoints
- Suspicious redirects to plugin URLs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "awesome-event-booking") AND http_method="POST" AND referrer NOT CONTAINS own_domain