WordPress Plugin Vulnerabilities

The Events Calendar 6.15.0 - 6.17.4.1 - Contributor+ Content Publication via TEC V1 REST API

Description

The plugin 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.

Proof of Concept

Affects Plugins

Fixed in 6.17.5

References

Classification

Type
INCORRECT AUTHORISATION
CWE
CVSS

Miscellaneous

Original Researcher
Jashid Sany
Submitter
Jashid Sany
Submitter website
Verified
Yes

Timeline

Publicly Published
2026-09-21 (about 3 days ago)
Added
2026-09-21 (about 2 days ago)
Last Updated
2026-09-21 (about 2 days ago)

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