CVE-2026-13173: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Eventin
The Eventin WordPress plugin before version 4.1.21 contains a missing authorization vulnerability. It fails to verify if the current user has permission to edit other users before allowing role assignment and user metadata updates during speaker creation. This flaw enables users with contributor-level access or higher to modify roles and metadata of other users without proper authorization.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13173 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Eventin WordPress plugin prior to version 4.1.21. The plugin does not properly check whether the current user has the necessary permissions to edit other users when assigning roles and updating user metadata during the creation of speakers. As a result, users with contributor-level privileges or above can escalate their capabilities by modifying roles and metadata of other users, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized access.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access or higher can modify roles and metadata of other users without proper authorization. This can lead to privilege escalation, unauthorized access, and potential compromise of user accounts within the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only and monitor user role changes closely.
CVE-2026-13173: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Eventin
Description
The Eventin WordPress plugin before version 4.1.21 contains a missing authorization vulnerability. It fails to verify if the current user has permission to edit other users before allowing role assignment and user metadata updates during speaker creation. This flaw enables users with contributor-level access or higher to modify roles and metadata of other users without proper authorization.
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13173 is a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Eventin WordPress plugin prior to version 4.1.21. The plugin does not properly check whether the current user has the necessary permissions to edit other users when assigning roles and updating user metadata during the creation of speakers. As a result, users with contributor-level privileges or above can escalate their capabilities by modifying roles and metadata of other users, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized access.
Potential Impact
Users with contributor-level access or higher can modify roles and metadata of other users without proper authorization. This can lead to privilege escalation, unauthorized access, and potential compromise of user accounts within the affected WordPress site.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access and above to trusted users only and monitor user role changes closely.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-24T13:24:41.332Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a854e90c6e8be033248b23d
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 06:34:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/19/2026, 07:41:20 UTC
Last updated: 08/19/2026, 07:43:15 UTC
Views: 4
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