WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
The Events Calendar 4.5 - 6.17.4.1 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Venue and Organizer Disclosure via REST API
Description
The plugin does not check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response, allowing unauthenticated users to read the contents of records that have never been published.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
Fixed in 6.17.5 References
CVE
Classification
Type
SENSITIVE DATA DISCLOSURE
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Kaveesha Nirmal
Submitter
Kaveesha Nirmal
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-21 (about 2 days ago)
Added
2026-09-21 (about 1 day ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-21 (about 1 day ago)
