CVE-2025-22668 Overview
CVE-2025-22668 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the AwesomeTOGI Awesome Event Booking plugin for WordPress. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 2.7.2. Attackers can exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels to interact with plugin functionality that should be restricted to authorized users.
The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-862: Missing Authorization. It is exploitable over the network without authentication or user interaction, though the resulting impact on integrity and availability is limited.
Critical Impact
Unauthenticated attackers can invoke restricted plugin actions in WordPress sites running Awesome Event Booking <= 2.7.2, potentially modifying event data or booking state.
Affected Products
- AwesomeTOGI Awesome Event Booking plugin for WordPress
- All versions from initial release through 2.7.2
- WordPress sites with the awesome-event-booking plugin installed and active
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-03-27 - CVE-2025-22668 published to NVD
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-22668
Vulnerability Analysis
The Awesome Event Booking plugin exposes functionality without enforcing proper authorization checks on privileged operations. When a request reaches a vulnerable endpoint, the plugin fails to validate whether the caller has the required capability or role before executing the action. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to trigger operations intended for administrators or event managers.
Because the attack vector is network-based and requires no privileges or user interaction, exploitation can be automated at scale against exposed WordPress deployments. The confidentiality impact is not rated, while integrity and availability impacts are limited to plugin-managed data such as event listings and booking records.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing or incomplete access control enforcement in one or more plugin request handlers. The plugin does not consistently call WordPress capability checks such as current_user_can() or verify nonces on state-changing actions. As a result, security boundaries defined by WordPress roles are not applied uniformly across the plugin's AJAX or REST endpoints.
Attack Vector
An attacker sends crafted HTTP requests directly to the vulnerable plugin endpoints exposed by the WordPress site. Because authorization is absent, the plugin executes the requested operation regardless of the caller's identity. Typical exploitation involves invoking administrative plugin actions to modify events, alter bookings, or otherwise manipulate plugin state. Refer to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for endpoint-level details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-22668
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected modifications to event listings, schedules, or booking records managed by the awesome-event-booking plugin.
- HTTP requests to plugin AJAX endpoints (/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) or plugin REST routes originating from unauthenticated sessions.
- New or altered booking entries created outside of normal user workflows.
Detection Strategies
- Review WordPress access logs for POST requests to plugin action handlers without a valid authenticated session cookie.
- Correlate plugin-managed database table changes with authenticated administrative sessions to identify anomalous writes.
- Deploy web application firewall rules that flag unauthenticated calls to Awesome Event Booking action parameters.
Monitoring Recommendations
- Enable audit logging for all plugin data changes and export logs to a centralized SIEM for correlation.
- Monitor for spikes in traffic to admin-ajax.php referencing awesome-event-booking actions.
- Track plugin version inventory across managed WordPress sites to identify unpatched instances of 2.7.2 or earlier.
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-22668
Immediate Actions Required
- Update the Awesome Event Booking plugin to a version released after 2.7.2 that addresses the missing authorization issue.
- If no fixed version is available, deactivate and remove the plugin from production WordPress installations.
- Audit event and booking data for unauthorized modifications since the plugin was installed.
Patch Information
At the time of publication, the vulnerability affects Awesome Event Booking up to and including version 2.7.2. Site administrators should consult the vendor and the Patchstack advisory for the current fixed release.
Workarounds
- Restrict access to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php plugin actions using a web application firewall until a patched version is deployed.
- Limit plugin endpoints to authenticated sessions via server-level access rules where feasible.
- Remove or disable the plugin on sites that do not actively require event booking functionality.
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