Eventin < 4.1.21 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Event Modification, Deletion and Ownership Takeover via IDOR
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.21 does not properly verify ownership of events before allowing them to be modified, deleted, or reassigned to a different author, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to alter, delete, or take over events created by other users including administrators.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Eventin | before 4.1.21 | 4.1.21 | Patch available | CNA |
- Eventin VendorUnknown Affected before 4.1.21 Fixed in 4.1.21 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Eventin (Unknown) Fixed in 4.1.21
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Eventin 4.1.21
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-11186 Eventin < 4.1.21 - Contributor+ Speaker Account Deletion via IDORPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-11187 Eventin < 4.1.21 - Contributor+ Schedule Deletion and Modification via IDORPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-11185 Eventin < 4.1.21 - Contributor+ User Role and Meta Modification via Speaker CreationPriority LOW 13
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13169
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f556-jv65-29j9
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-13169 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13169 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f556-jv65-29j9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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