Eventin < 4.1.21 - Contributor+ User Role and Meta Modification via Speaker Creation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.21 does not verify the current user's permission to edit other users before assigning roles and updating user metadata during speaker creation, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to modify other users' roles and metadata.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2026-11181 Eventin < 4.1.21 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Event Modification, Deletion and Ownership Takeover via IDORPriority LOW 37
- 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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-13173
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cq65-6mp3-935p
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-13173 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-13173 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cq65-6mp3-935p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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