---
id: CVE-2026-14280
title: >-
  The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and
  including, 7.3.7.4 via the em_options_save function
summary: >-
  The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and
  including, 7.3.7.4 via the em_options_save function. This makes it possible
  for authenticat…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.6
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-98
published: '2026-08-25'
updated: '2026-10-12'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-12T15:10:00.207'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14280'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L400
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L405
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L47
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L56
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L400
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L405
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L47
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L56
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4&new_path=/events-manager/tags/7.4
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aead557d-aec9-4218-9e5f-01b58432486f?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00965
epssPercentile: 0.60646
ingestedAt: '2026-10-12T15:55:08.150Z'
---

## Overview

The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.7.4 via the em_options_save function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. The stored traversal key is subsequently executed via an include_once() call that fires on every admin_init invocation — including unauthenticated admin-ajax.php requests — meaning once the malicious key is stored by an administrator, the inclusion is triggered without any further authentication or capability check.

## Remediation

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