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.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 2.7 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

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 : Received

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

Modified: 2026-09-23T11:17:13.520

Link: CVE-2026-84742

cve-icon Redhat

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Weaknesses