Auth bypass in The Events Calendar
CVE-2026-84742
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the capability required to publish content before creating or updating it through its REST API, allowing users with a role that cannot normally publish, such as contributor, to publish content directly and bypass editorial review.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.
Affected products
- The Events Calendar
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a96-95da-0e57b7eb5f6b/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-84742?
- CVE-2026-84742 is a low-severity vulnerability in The Events Calendar, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 2.7/10. Published 2026-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84742?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.7 out of 10.