The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the capability required to publish content before creating or updating it through its REST API, allowing users with a role that cannot normally publish, such as contributor, to publish content directly and bypass editorial review.
History

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions the Events Calendar
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions the Events Calendar

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the capability required to publish content before creating or updating it through its REST API, allowing users with a role that cannot normally publish, such as contributor, to publish content directly and bypass editorial review.
Title The Events Calendar 6.15.0 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Content Publication via TEC V1 REST API
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-23T06:00:17.667Z

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:56:36.685Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T08:41:19.320Z

Link: CVE-2026-84742

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:36:12.124Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-23T06:17:03.497

Modified: 2026-09-23T18:13:31.210

Link: CVE-2026-84742

cve-icon Redhat

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