CVE-2026-84742
📛 CVE Title
The Events Calendar 6.15.0 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Content Publication via TEC V1 REST API
Description
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.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
- CVSS severity
- —
- CVSS score
- —
- CVSS vector
- —
- Effective score
- 2.7 / 10 LOW source: NVD
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization - Reserved
- 2026-09-02
- Published
- 2026-09-23 06:00 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-09-23 10:56 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/84xxx/CVE-2026-84742.json
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-09-23 06:17:03 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-09-23 18:13:31 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 2.7 / 10 LOW source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 1.2 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 1.4 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0019 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 9.08% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-09-23
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-863
(differs from the CNA list above)
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-09-24 04:33 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-85039 - Assigner
- WPScan
- Published
- Sep 23, 2026, 6:00:17 AM
- Updated
- Sep 23, 2026, 10:56:36 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
2.7 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.1900
- Vendors
- Unknown
- Products
-
The Events Calendar (6.15.0 <6.17.5)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-4882-xrgv-cg68
ENISA description: 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.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | The Events Calendar |
6.15.0 (affected)
|
— |
Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a96-95da-0e57b7eb5f6b/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Web references (0)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a96-95da-0e57b7eb5f6b/ contact@wpscan.com
Remediations (10)
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web:access.redhat.com
Overall, you have the following options: Upgrade to a supported product version that includes a fix for this vulnerability (recommended). Apply a mitigation (if one exists). Customers with the Technical Account Manager (TAM) RHEL Security Select Add-on can review this CVE directly with their TAM.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:feedly.com
Sep 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM / Radar - Latest Security Threats CVE assignment NVD published the first details for CVE-2026-84742
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:senserva.com
Every Microsoft security patch (KB) and the CVEs it fixes, with severity, CVSS, and CISA KEV status. Cross-linked to the CVE reference.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:support.citrix.com
NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway Security Bulletin for CVE - 2026 -8451, CVE - 2026 -8452, CVE - 2026 -8655, CVE - 2026 -10816, CVE - 2026 -10817, and CVE - 2026 -13474 The information on this page is being provided to you on an "AS IS" and "AS-AVAILABLE" basis. The issues described on this page may or may not impact your system (s). Cloud Software Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, "Cloud SG ...
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
SAP security Patch Day Bulletin This post shares the information on security notes that remediate vulnerabilities discovered in SAP products. SAP strongly recommends that the customer visits the support portal and applies patches on priority to protect their SAP landscape. On 9th of June 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 15 new security notes.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:vulmon.com
Vulnerability Summary Users with a contributor role in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin versions prior to 6.17.5 may publish content directly, bypassing editorial review. This is because the plugin's REST API does not properly check the required capability before creating or updating content.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:vulners.com
CVE-2026-84742 🗓️ 22 Sep 2026 23:00:17 Reported by WPScan Type cve 🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov 👁 4 Views
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:www.ibm.com
Remediation /Fixes IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by applying a currently available interim fix or fix pack that contains the fix for APAR PH71893 and PH71916 . To determine if a feature is enabled for WebSphere Application Server Liberty, refer to How to determine if Liberty is using a specific feature.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 481 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at April 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-09-24 11:49 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-84742.json.
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