NetSight
low2.7

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 AP…

Impact

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versions
Events Calendar WordPress Plugin
before 6.17.5

Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.

Weakness classification

References