Auth bypass in Jackdewey Community Events
CVE-2025-14029
The Community Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_admin_event_approval() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to approve arbitrary events via the 'eventlist' parameter.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Jackdewey Community Events — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/098c3f4c-b6bc-462a-98ef-30e6a…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/community-events/trunk/community-events.php
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/community-events/tags/1.5.5/community-events…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/community-events/tags/1.5.5/community-events…
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14029?
- CVE-2025-14029 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jackdewey Community Events, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-01-17.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14029?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.