What is CVE-2026-13173?

CVE-2026-13173 is a low-severity vulnerability in Eventin, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2026-13173?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Eventin

CVE-2026-13173

The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.21 does not verify the current user's permission to edit other users before assigning roles and updating user metadata during speaker creation, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to modify other users' roles and metadata.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Eventin

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-13173?: CVE-2026-13173 is a low-severity vulnerability in Eventin, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2026-13173?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.