Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24942 is a CSRF flaw in the WordPress WpEvently plugin, package mage-eventpress, affecting versions through 5.1.1. An attacker may trick a logged-in site administrator into performing an unintended plugin-related action. Business urgency is moderate because user interaction is required and the recorded impact is limited to integrity.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but time-bound WordPress plugin remediation. Prioritize public-facing sites and administrator-heavy workflows, but this is not an emergency based on current evidence because exploitation requires user interaction and there is no cited active exploitation.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery in magepeopleteam WpEvently. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.3: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, low integrity impact, and no confidentiality or availability impact. Public data does not describe the vulnerable endpoint or specific action.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the WpEvently / mage-eventpress plugin installed at version 5.1.1 or earlier. Sites not using this plugin are not affected based on the provided sources.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is indicated in the provided sources, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. Exploitation would require convincing an authenticated user, likely an administrator, to interact with attacker-controlled content while logged into WordPress.
Researcher notes
The public CVE data provides severity, affected version range, CWE, and Patchstack reference, but not the exact vulnerable function, nonce failure location, or fixed version. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond CSRF-enabled integrity impact until vendor or Patchstack details are reviewed.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WpEvently / mage-eventpress plugin.
- Check installed plugin versions and flag 5.1.1 or earlier.
- Review vendor or Patchstack guidance for an available fixed version.
- Update the plugin if a vendor-supported fixed release is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin if it is not business-critical.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether mage-eventpress is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record the installed WpEvently plugin version.
- Verify whether the version is 5.1.1 or earlier.
- Check administrative logs for unexpected plugin configuration changes.
- Recheck after remediation to confirm the affected version is no longer present.
Public sources used
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CWE-352: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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CWE details
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