CVE-2025-4796CWE-639

Eventin <= 4.0.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via User Email Change/Account Takeover

High · published August 8, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Eventin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.34. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity or capability prior to updating their details like email in the 'Eventin\Speaker\Api\SpeakerController::update_item' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers with contributor-level and above permissions to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00617 · 48.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2025-08-08T18:26Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 AUG 18:26Z
    Eventin <= 4.0.34 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Privilege Escalation via User Email Change/Account Takeover
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