CVE-2026-84741: CWE-200 Information Exposure in The Events Calendar
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response, allowing unauthenticated users to read the contents of records that have never been published.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-84741 is an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin. Versions >=4.5 and <6.17.5 fail to check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response. This allows unauthenticated users to read the contents of unpublished records, potentially exposing sensitive or private information.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated users can access details of unpublished records via the plugin's REST API, leading to unintended information disclosure. This could expose sensitive data that was not meant for public access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade The Events Calendar plugin to version 6.17.5 or later, where this issue has been fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-84741: CWE-200 Information Exposure in The Events Calendar
Description
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5 does not check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response, allowing unauthenticated users to read the contents of records that have never been published.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.3medium
Affected software
The Events Calendar
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-84741 is an information exposure vulnerability (CWE-200) in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin. Versions >=4.5 and <6.17.5 fail to check the post status of linked records before embedding their stored details into a public REST API response. This allows unauthenticated users to read the contents of unpublished records, potentially exposing sensitive or private information.
Potential Impact
Unauthenticated users can access details of unpublished records via the plugin's REST API, leading to unintended information disclosure. This could expose sensitive data that was not meant for public access.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade The Events Calendar plugin to version 6.17.5 or later, where this issue has been fixed. No other mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-02T08:41:17.704Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab36d3ff7a7c541065abca4
Added to database: 09/23/2026, 06:10:07 UTC
Last enriched: 09/23/2026, 06:32:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 01:57:05 UTC
Views: 6
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