Auth bypass in The Events Calendar
CVE-2026-84743
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not perform a per-object capability check on one family of its REST write routes, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as contributor to modify, unpublish, trash and take ownership of records belonging to other users, including administrators.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (7.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.9% 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/6c20337d-f485-491c-a380-38a3039af17d/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-84743?
- CVE-2026-84743 is a low-severity vulnerability in The Events Calendar, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 3.8/10. Published 2026-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-84743?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.8 out of 10.