CVE-2026-84742
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the capability required to publish content before creating or updating it through its REST API, allowing users with a role that cannot normally publish, such as contributor, to publish…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.31%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the capability required to publish content before creating or updating it through its REST API, allowing users with a role that cannot normally publish, such as contributor, to publish content directly and bypass editorial review.
- CVSS 3.1
- 2.7 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 24th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS moved from 0.2% on 23 September 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.