---
id: CVE-2026-84742
title: >-
  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
  contributo…
summary: >-
  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
  contributo…
severity: low
cvss: 2.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-863
product: The Events Calendar
affected:
  - the_events_calendar >= 6.15.0 < 6.17.5
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T18:13:31.210'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84742'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f9228a51-1293-4a96-95da-0e57b7eb5f6b/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00229
epssPercentile: 0.12336
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T10:42:20.442604Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T06:17:57.891Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

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