Description

WordPress Plugin Events Calendar for Google is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Events Calendar for Google version 2.1.0 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified or disable and remove the plugin until a fix is available

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/wordpress-plugins/events-calendar-for-google/events-calendar-for-google-210-authenticated-contributor-local-file-inclusion

https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-calendar-for-google/#description

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2024-38716 CWE-22 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update File Inclusion