CVE-2024-5333 (GCVE-0-2024-5333)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-12-16 06:00 – Updated: 2025-08-27 12:00
VLAI
Title
The Events Calendar < 6.8.2.1 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Event Disclosure
Summary
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.8.2.1 is missing access checks in the REST API, allowing for unauthenticated users to access information about password protected events.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/764b5a23-8b51-48… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Unknown The Events Calendar Affected: 0 , < 6.8.2.1 (semver)
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Credits
Felipe Caon WPScan
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