CVE-2024-56251 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-56251: WordPress Event Espresso plugin <= 5.0.28.decaf - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability

Vendor Event Espresso
Product Event Espresso 4 Decaf
Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF
Published January 2, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
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 Event Espresso Event Espresso 4 Decaf event-espresso-decaf allows Cross Site Request Forgery.This issue affects Event Espresso 4 Decaf: from n/a through <= 5.0.28.decaf.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Event Espresso 4 Decaf versions up to 5.0.28.decaf contain a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the Event Espresso installation without the administrator's knowledge or consent. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the admin must click the link or visit the attacker's page.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Perform unwanted actions on Event Espresso (such as modifying events or settings) by tricking an admin into clicking a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An attacker can modify Event Espresso configuration, events, or other settings if they trick an admin into visiting a malicious page.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A logged-in Event Espresso administrator must visit an attacker-controlled page or click a malicious link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 2, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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