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Missing authorization in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin

Priority LOW 24CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · 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 Events Calendar WordPress plugin through 6.18.2, from Liquid Web and StellarWP, lacks an authorization check (CWE-862). A remote attacker with low privileges can gain limited read and write access to data they should not reach.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Description from the CNA

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP The Events Calendar the-events-calendar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Events Calendar: from n/a through 6.18.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00231 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Liquid Web / StellarWPThe Events Calendarup to 6.18.2—No fix listedCNA

Remediation

The sources list no fixed version for The Events Calendar.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119367
  2. 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  3. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-5pgh-gr97-8f3m

References

  • TI-2026-56689 WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.7.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-36681 WordPress The Events Calendar plugin 6.15.12-6.16.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-69253 PHP object injection in WordPress The Events Calendar plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-67823 Object injection in WordPress Advanced Post Manager plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-63964 WordPress GiveWP plugin <= 4.16.9 - Broken Authentication vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-83629 SQL injection in WordPress BookIt plugin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
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Sources