CVE-2025-48116 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-48116: WordPress EventON plugin <= 2.4.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Ashan Perera
Product EventON
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published May 16, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ashan Perera EventON eventon-lite allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects EventON: from n/a through <= 2.4.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

EventON versions 2.4.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site availability may be impacted if the affected component is actively used.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site unavailable or unresponsive by exploiting the missing authorization check.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unavailable if attackers exploit this flaw repeatedly.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 16, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated