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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2024-0235

EventON Unauthenticated Email Address Disclosure

Unknown / EventON · affected before 4.5.5

Severity
CVSS 5.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
38.0%
First observed
Last observed

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

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What it is

CVE-2024-0235 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Unknown EventON. The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 do not have authorisation in an AJAX action, allowing...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Unknown / EventON affected before 4.5.5.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

EventON Unauthenticated Email Address Disclosure

The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 do not have authorisation in an AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve email addresses of any users on the blog

Vendor Product Affected Status
Unknown EventON Before 4.5.5 Affected
Unknown EventON Before 2.2.7 Affected
Published
16 Jan 2024
Exploitation Reported
16 Jan 2024
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

nuclei_scanner

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0235
  • Exploit — wpscan.com wpscan.com · Exploit https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e370b99a-f485-42bd-96a3-60432a15a4e9/

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 16 Jan 2024

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2024-01-16 15:57 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

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

EPSS

38.0%

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  3. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  4. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2024-0235",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 5.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.37957,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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