CVE-2025-12175 The Events Calendar <= 6.15.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Draft Event Title/QR Code Exposure
Authenticated subscribers can view draft event titles and generate QR codes due to missing capability checks in The Events Calendar plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12175?
CVE-2025-12175 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stellarwp The Events Calendar, published on 31 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12175?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-12175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fgmm-c43r-4vvc.