WordPress Eventin Plugin <= 4.0.26 is vulnerable to a high priority Arbitrary File Download

High priority Mitigate immediately
<= 4.0.26Vulnerable version(s)
4.0.27Fixed version

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Risks

CVSS 7.5

This vulnerability is highly dangerous and expected to become exploited.

Known to be exploited!

7.5

Arbitrary File Download

This could allow a malicious actor to download any file from your website. This includes but is not limited to files that contain login credentials or backup files.

CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.

Solutions

We advise to mitigate or resolve the vulnerability immediately.

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Update to version 4.0.27 or later.

Update to version 4.0.27 or later to remove the vulnerability. Patchstack users can turn on auto-update for vulnerable plugins only.

Details

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Timeline

8 May, 2025

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