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Low · 3.8 CVE-2026-84743 EUVD-2026-85040GHSA-gjgg-4qh2-m6v7

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

Published Sep 23, 2026 · Updated Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— The Events Calendar 6.15.16.1 – < 6.17.5 6.17.5

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