blogsafe.org My Downloads

BlogSafe.org

WordPress CVEs

Search and review WordPress-related vulnerability records.

← Back to CVE list

CVE-2026-84742

LOW 2.7 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 23, 2026
Last modified
September 23, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-863
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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.

Affected WordPress components

  • The Events Calendar Plugin · the-events-calendar
    Confirmed match Active
    From 6.15.0 (including) to 6.17.5 (excluding)
    View on WordPress.org

A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown The Events Calendar — From 6.15.0 (including) to 6.17.5 (excluding)

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a96-95da-0e57b7eb5f6b/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record