Auth bypass in Wp Events Manager

CVE-2026-14205

The WP Events Manager WordPress plugin before 2.2.5 does not validate the requested quantity when registering for a paid event and computes the price from the attacker-controlled quantity, allowing any authenticated user to create a completed booking for a paid event without making a payment.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-14205: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Wp Events Manager — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14205?
CVE-2026-14205 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wp Events Manager, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-14205?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.