Missing ownership check in MDJM plugins allows account takeover
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
The MDJM Event Management and Mobile Events Manager WordPress plugins through 1.7.8.7 are affected. They accept a user-supplied identifier in the client profile update without checking ownership or capability (CWE-639). Any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, can change the password and email address of any other account, including an administrator, for a full account takeover. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
The MDJM Event Management and Mobile Events Manager WordPress plugins through 1.7.8.7 do not check ownership or capability on the identifier supplied to their client profile update, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to change the password and email address of any other account including an administrator, resulting in a full account takeover.
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 | MDJM Event Management | up to 1.7.8.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| Unknown | Mobile Events Manager | up to 1.7.8.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MDJM Event Management VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.7.8.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Mobile Events Manager VendorUnknown Affected up to 1.7.8.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for MDJM Event Management or Mobile Events Manager.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Timeline
- 2026-11-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-88799
- 2026-11-06 Alias added: GHSA-r545-v5rq-j469
- 2026-11-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-11-06 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-07 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-88799 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-88799 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r545-v5rq-j469 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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