Magepeople WpEvently Plugin Broken Access Control Vulnerability

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the Magepeople WpEvently WordPress plugin, specifically in versions through 4.2.9. This vulnerability allows exploitation of improperly configured access control, potentially enabling unprivileged users to perform actions reserved for higher privileges.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized users gaining access to restricted functionalities or data within the WordPress site, depending on the specific actions allowed by the broken access control.

Remediation

Users of the WpEvently WordPress plugin should update to version 4.3.0 or later to address this vulnerability. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins.