CVE-2026-84742 (GCVE-0-2026-84742)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-23 06:00
VLAI
Title
The Events Calendar 6.15.0 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Content Publication via TEC V1 REST API
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a… exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown The Events Calendar Affected: 6.15.0 , < 6.17.5 (semver)
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Credits
Jashid Sany WPScan
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