CVE-2026-97285 WordPress The Events Calendar plugin <= 6.17.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Contributors can bypass access controls to modify event data in The Events Calendar plugin, requiring an upgrade to secure the site.
- 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-2026-97285?
CVE-2026-97285 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nexcess The Events Calendar, published on 30 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Contributor Broken Access Control in The Events Calendar <= 6.17.5 versions.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-97285?
How do I fix CVE-2026-97285?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-97285 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-2026-97285 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-97285 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p6q2-vcgm-wf96.