CVE-2026-84742: low-severity vulnerability in The Events Calendar
The Events Calendar 6.15.0 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Content Publication via TEC V1 REST API
Published
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28Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 2.7epss 0.3%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected products
Unknown · The Events Calendarpublic PoCs found — 1
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Related CVEs — The Events Calendar
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2024-4180CRITICALThe Events Calendar < 6.4.0.1 - Reflected XSSEPSS 2.1%CVE-2024-5333MEDIUMThe Events Calendar < 6.8.2.1 - Unauthenticated Password Protected Event DisclosureEPSS 1.1%CVE-2023-6203—The Events Calendar < 6.2.8.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Protected Post ReadEPSS 0.8%CVE-2024-1295MEDIUMThe Events Calendar (Free < 6.4.0.1, Pro < 6.4.0.1) - Contributor+ Arbitrary Events AccessEPSS 0.5%CVE-2024-8493MEDIUMThe Events Calendar < 6.6.4 - Admin+ Stored XSSEPSS 0.4%CVE-2026-84741MEDIUMThe Events Calendar 4.5 - 6.17.4.1 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Venue and Organizer Disclosure via REST APIEPSS 0.3%