CVE-2023-6203 — The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.2.8.1 discloses the content of password protected posts to unauthenticated users via a crafted request

01What is this vulnerability?

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.2.8.1 discloses the content of password protected posts to unauthenticated users via a crafted request

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	The Events Calendar	0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2023-12-18T20:07:53.415Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-02T08:21:17.837Z

09References

• wpscan.com — https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/229273e6-e849-447f-a95a-0730969ecdae