CVE-2026-84905 Eventin < 4.1.24 - Contributor+ User Creation via Speaker Creation
Contributors can create privileged WordPress accounts via speaker creation, enabling privilege escalation and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84905?
CVE-2026-84905 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Eventin, published on 16 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.24 does not verify a user's capability to create accounts when adding a speaker, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to create new WordPress user accounts that carry capabilities beyond their own, including publishing content and uploading files, and, by supplying an email address they control, to obtain a working login to the created account.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84905?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84905?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84905 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-2026-84905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mc5w-3m87-prj3.