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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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | The Events Calendar 6.15.16.1 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Event/Venue/Organizer Update, Trash and Ownership Takeover via by-slug REST Routes | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-23T10:56:22.720Z
Reserved: 2026-09-02T08:41:21.163Z
Link: CVE-2026-84743
Updated: 2026-09-23T10:36:01.141Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-23T06:17:03.603
Modified: 2026-09-23T11:17:13.670
Link: CVE-2026-84743
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