CVE-2026-84740 | BDVDB-2026-382172 Detail

The Events Calendar

Description#

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.5.1 does not validate or sanitise data submitted to an unauthenticated AJAX action before merging it into its rendering context, allowing unauthenticated users to execute arbitrary shortcodes registered on the site.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3381a51e-beaa-4420-a33b-6a68612a2e8a/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3381a51e-beaa-4420-a33b-6a68612a2e8a/

History#

Version 12026-10-02Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-10-02
Last modified: 2026-10-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: The Events Calendar

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 13.0.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 6.12.0 and < 6.17.5.1
Fixed
6.17.5.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	Low
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).