Events Calendar Plugin up to 6.15.16 on WordPress can_edit/can_delete improper authorization

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Events Calendar Plugin up to 6.15.16 on WordPress. Impacted is the function can_edit/can_delete. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-2694. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Events Calendar Plugin up to 6.15.16 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function can_edit/can_delete. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-2694. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/01/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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-2026-8745). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Calendar Software

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• Events Calendar Plugin

Version

• 6.15.0
• 6.15.1
• 6.15.2
• 6.15.3
• 6.15.4
• 6.15.5
• 6.15.6
• 6.15.7
• 6.15.8
• 6.15.9
• 6.15.10
• 6.15.11
• 6.15.12
• 6.15.13
• 6.15.14
• 6.15.15
• 6.15.16

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