CVE-2026-84743 PUBLISHED

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

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 02.09.2026 Published: 23.09.2026 Updated: 23.09.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product The Events Calendar
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 6.15.16.1 to 6.17.5 (excl.)

Credits

  • Mohammed Abd Alrahman finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization CWE