CVE-2025-12498: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in metagauss EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets
The EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized booking note creation due to a missing capability check on the 'booking_add_notes' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add a note to the backend view of any booking.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-12498 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress. The issue arises from the absence of a capability check in the 'booking_add_notes' function, enabling authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to add notes to any booking's backend view. This could lead to unauthorized modification of booking notes, potentially impacting the integrity of booking data. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.2.0.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting low complexity and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access at Subscriber level or higher can add unauthorized notes to any booking in the backend, potentially misleading administrators or affecting booking management processes. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The integrity of booking notes is impacted due to unauthorized modification capability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles and permissions carefully to limit Subscriber-level access to trusted users only. Monitor for updates from the vendor metagauss regarding a patch or official fix.
CVE-2025-12498: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in metagauss EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets
Description
The EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized booking note creation due to a missing capability check on the 'booking_add_notes' function in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add a note to the backend view of any booking.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-12498 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress. The issue arises from the absence of a capability check in the 'booking_add_notes' function, enabling authenticated users with low privileges (Subscriber-level and above) to add notes to any booking's backend view. This could lead to unauthorized modification of booking notes, potentially impacting the integrity of booking data. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 4.2.0.0. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting low complexity and no user interaction required.
Potential Impact
An attacker with authenticated access at Subscriber level or higher can add unauthorized notes to any booking in the backend, potentially misleading administrators or affecting booking management processes. There is no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The integrity of booking notes is impacted due to unauthorized modification capability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict user roles and permissions carefully to limit Subscriber-level access to trusted users only. Monitor for updates from the vendor metagauss regarding a patch or official fix.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-10-29T23:16:36.772Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 690ee8d444af18c375220269
Added to database: 11/8/2025, 6:53:08 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:20:48 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 1:28:43 PM
Views: 150
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