CVE-2023-23974 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-23974: WordPress Quick Event Manager Plugin <= 9.7.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

Vendor Fullworks

Product Quick Event Manager

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published March 1, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Fullworks Quick Event Manager plugin <= 9.7.4 affecting all registration actions (delete, delete all, edit, update).

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Quick Event Manager versions up to 9.7.4 contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires the victim to visit the attacker's page while authenticated to the vulnerable plugin.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on the site by tricking an authenticated admin into visiting a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify event settings or data if an admin visits a malicious link while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must be logged in to the site and visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 1, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23974 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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