CVE-2026-2694 — Improper Authorization in THE Events Calendar

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization4 documents4 sources
Severity
5.4MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 82.90%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Stellarwp THE Events Calendar
Timeline
PublishedFeb 25
Latest updateFeb 26

Description

The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to an improper capability check on the 'can_edit' and 'can_delete' function in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to update or trash events, organizers and venues via REST API.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:LExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 2.5

Affected Packages1 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-jmvf-vwrm-vhw5: The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to an improper capability check o↗2026-02-26
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CVEList
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.16 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Event/Organizer/Venue Update/Trash via REST API↗2026-02-25
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2026-2694 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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CVE-2026-2694 — Improper Authorization | cvebase