---
id: CVE-2025-12175
title: >-
  The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized
  access due to a missing capability check on the 'tec_qr_code_modal' AJAX
  endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.9
summary: >-
  The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized
  access due to a missing capability check on the 'tec_qr_code_modal' AJAX
  endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.9. This makes it possible
  for authent…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-10-31'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T21:10:00.200'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12175'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/the-events-calendar/the-events-calendar/blob/main/src/Events/QR/QR_Code.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3386042/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.10/src/Events/QR/QR_Code.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab844a05-80e0-42c7-981c-dea3a18cf4d5?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00239
epssPercentile: 0.13684
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T21:54:14.914Z'
---

## Overview

The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'tec_qr_code_modal' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view draft event names and generate/view QR codes for them.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.