# CVE-2025-9808: The Events Calendar <= 6.15.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Password-Protected Information Disclosure

> Unauthenticated attackers can extract information about password-protected vendors or venues via a REST endpoint in The Events Calendar plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pq4v-w885-w9qq

## What is CVE-2025-9808?

CVE-2025-9808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in stellarwp The Events Calendar, published on 16 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.2 via the REST endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract information about password-protected vendors or venues.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9808?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-9808?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9808 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-9808 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9808 exists.

Public exploit code:

- The Events Calendar <= 6.15.2 - Information Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-9808.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-9808 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-9808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in stellarwp The Events Calendar, published on 16 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9808 exists.

Affected product: stellarwp The Events Calendar. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9808/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9808/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9808
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9808
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-9808

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9808/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.