The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not perform a per-object capability check on one family of its REST write routes, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as contributor to modify, unpublish, trash and take ownership of records belonging to other users, including administrators.
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 perform a per-object capability check on one family of its REST write routes, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as contributor to modify, unpublish, trash and take ownership of records belonging to other users, including administrators.
Title The Events Calendar 6.15.16.1 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Event/Venue/Organizer Update, Trash and Ownership Takeover via by-slug REST Routes
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

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


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2026-09-23T06:00:17.852Z

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:56:22.720Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T08:41:21.163Z

Link: CVE-2026-84743

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:36:01.141Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-09-23T06:17:03.603

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

Link: CVE-2026-84743

cve-icon Redhat

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