What is CVE-2026-14842?

CVE-2026-14842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Events Made Easy, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-14842?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Events Made Easy

CVE-2026-14842

The Events Made Easy WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not bind the payment authorization token to the payment record being charged, allowing unauthenticated attackers to pay a low amount for a cheap booking and have a separate, higher-pr…

Vulnerability class: IDOR (Insecure Direct Object Reference)

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.

Affected products

Unknown Events Made Easy — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-639 — Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-14842?: CVE-2026-14842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Events Made Easy, classified under Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-14842?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.