CVE-2026-84742CWE-863broken-access-control

CVE-2026-84742

Low · published September 23, 2026

CVSS v3.1
2.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
2.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00229 · 12.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization
Published
2026-09-23T10:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a96-95da-0e57b7eb5f6b/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 SEP 03:25Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 23 SEP 06:00Z
    The Events Calendar 6.15.0 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Content Publication via TEC V1 REST API
    cvelistv5