The Ovatheme Events Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 18:52 UTC
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 8 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's AJAX endpoints and monitor for suspicious activity related to ticket file operations.
Description
The Ovatheme Events Manager plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability due to missing capability checks in several functions within the /class-ovaem-ajax.php file. This flaw affects all versions up to and including 1.8.6 and allows unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions such as deleting and downloading ticket files.