Description
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response, allowing unauthenticated users to read the contents of records that have never been published.
Published: 2026-09-23
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response, allowing unauthenticated users to read the contents of records that have never been published.
Title The Events Calendar 4.5 - 6.17.4.1 - Unauthenticated Non-Public Venue and Organizer Disclosure via REST API
Weaknesses CWE-200
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:56:51.129Z

Reserved: 2026-09-02T08:41:17.704Z

Link: CVE-2026-84741

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T10:36:26.607Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-23T06:17:03.383

Modified: 2026-09-23T11:17:13.370

Link: CVE-2026-84741

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T14:30:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor