Community Events Plugin up to 1.5.6 on WordPress ajax_admin_event_approval eventlist authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Community Events Plugin up to 1.5.6 on WordPress. It has been rated as problematic. Affected is the function ajax_admin_event_approval. This manipulation of the argument eventlist causes authorization. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-14029. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Community Events Plugin up to 1.5.6 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ajax_admin_event_approval. The manipulation of the argument eventlist with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Community Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_admin_event_approval() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to approve arbitrary events via the 'eventlist' parameter.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-14029. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/18/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-3151). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/16/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/18/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-14029 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-14029
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341593
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/16/2026 17:24
Updated: 01/18/2026 02:40
Changes: 01/16/2026 17:24 (51), 01/17/2026 16:19 (11), 01/18/2026 02:40 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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