CVE-2026-13173: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Eventin
The Eventin WordPress plugin versions before 4.1.21 contain a missing authorization vulnerability. This flaw allows users with contributor-level access or higher to assign roles and update user metadata for other users during speaker creation without proper permission checks. The vulnerability has a low severity rating and a CVSS score of 2.7.
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 verify whether the current user has permission to edit other users before assigning roles and updating user metadata during the speaker creation process. This allows users with contributor-level access and above to modify roles and metadata of other users, potentially leading to unauthorized privilege changes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows users with contributor-level access or higher to modify roles and metadata of other users without proper authorization. This could lead to privilege escalation or unauthorized changes to user accounts. However, the impact is limited as the CVSS score is low (2.7) and there is no confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Eventin version 4.1.21. Users should update to version 4.1.21 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-13173: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Eventin
Description
The Eventin WordPress plugin versions before 4.1.21 contain a missing authorization vulnerability. This flaw allows users with contributor-level access or higher to assign roles and update user metadata for other users during speaker creation without proper permission checks. The vulnerability has a low severity rating and a CVSS score of 2.7.
CVSS v3.1
Score 2.7low
Affected software
Eventin
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 verify whether the current user has permission to edit other users before assigning roles and updating user metadata during the speaker creation process. This allows users with contributor-level access and above to modify roles and metadata of other users, potentially leading to unauthorized privilege changes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows users with contributor-level access or higher to modify roles and metadata of other users without proper authorization. This could lead to privilege escalation or unauthorized changes to user accounts. However, the impact is limited as the CVSS score is low (2.7) and there is no confidentiality or availability impact reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
A fix is available in Eventin version 4.1.21. Users should update to version 4.1.21 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-24T13:24:41.332Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a854e90c6e8be033248b23d
Added to database: 08/19/2026, 06:34:56 UTC
Last enriched: 09/11/2026, 10:03:41 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:02 UTC
Views: 44
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