EventPrime <= 4.2.8.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Image Upload via 'ep_upload_file_media' AJAX Endpoint
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The EventPrime plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized image file upload in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.8.4. This is due to the plugin registering the upload_file_media AJAX action as publicly accessible (nopriv-enabled) without implementing any authentication, authorization, or nonce verification despite a nonce being created. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload image files to the WordPress uploads directory and create Media Library attachments via the ep_upload_file_media endpoint.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-1657
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x73-7vhc-g4xh
References
Other 6
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/42aa82ff-0d37-4040-b8fc-84d29534a4b7?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eventprime-event-calendar-management/trunk/includes/class-ep-ajax.php#L1659
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eventprime-event-calendar-management/tags/4.2.8.1/includes/class-ep-ajax.php#L1659
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eventprime-event-calendar-management/trunk/includes/class-eventprime-event-calendar-management.php#L557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/eventprime-event-calendar-management/tags/4.2.8.1/includes/class-eventprime-event-calendar-management.php#L557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3455239%40eventprime-event-calendar-management%2Ftrunk&old=3452796%40eventprime-event-calendar-management%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
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Sources
- CVE-2026-1657 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-1657 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x73-7vhc-g4xh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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