The Events Calendar · Vulnerability
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-84743
PublishedThe 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-84743
PublishedThe Events Calendar 6.15.16.1 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Event/Venue/Organizer Update, Trash and Ownership Takeover via by-slug REST Routes
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.
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- 23 Sep 2026 06:00:17 UTC
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- 23 Sep 2026 10:56:22 UTC
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- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
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