---
id: CVE-2026-97285
title: Contributor Broken Access Control in The Events Calendar <= 6.17.5 versions.
summary: Contributor Broken Access Control in The Events Calendar <= 6.17.5 versions.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: Nexcess
product: the-events-calendar
affected:
  - the-events-calendar >= n/a <= 6.17.5
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T14:18:17.567'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97285'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/the-events-calendar/vulnerability/wordpress-the-events-calendar-plugin-6-17-5-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-30T12:58:23.956013Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T13:03:51.984Z'
---

## Overview

Contributor Broken Access Control in The Events Calendar <= 6.17.5 versions.

## Remediation

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