WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities
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
Description
The plugin 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.
Proof of Concept
Affects Plugins
References
CVE
Classification
Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
OWASP top 10
CWE
CVSS
Miscellaneous
Original Researcher
Mohammed Abd Alrahman
Submitter
Mohammed Abd Alrahman
Submitter website
Verified
Yes
WPVDB ID
Timeline
Publicly Published
2026-09-21 (about 1 day ago)
Added
2026-09-21 (about 17 hours ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-21 (about 17 hours ago)