CVE-2026-2694
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.16 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Event/Organizer/Venue Update/Trash via REST API
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.4 Medium
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 18, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.4 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
The Events Calendarstellarwp |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/67351a37-a457-48d6-b40a-95a7e3a0d746?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.16/src/Tribe/REST/V1/Endpoints/Single_Event.php#L563
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.16/src/Tribe/REST/V1/Endpoints/Single_Event.php#L498
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.16/src/Tribe/REST/V1/Endpoints/Single_Venue.php#L583
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.16/src/Tribe/REST/V1/Endpoints/Single_Venue.php#L529
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3468694/the-events-calendar
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