The Events Calendar Plugin up to 6.8.2.1 on WordPress Event Aggregator Import authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in The Events Calendar Plugin. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Event Aggregator Import. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-13390. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in The Events Calendar Plugin. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Event Aggregator Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.16.5.1 does not perform an authorization check on one of its Event Aggregator import REST API routes and skips an integrity check for a particular status value, allowing unauthenticated attackers to mark existing import records as failed and to store arbitrary content in a hidden comment record.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-13390 since 06/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.16.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: The Events Calendar Plugin 6.16.5.1

Timelineinfo

06/26/2026 CVE reserved
07/27/2026 +31 days Advisory disclosed
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-13390 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-13390
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-383364

Entryinfo

Created: 07/27/2026 08:34
Changes: 07/27/2026 08:34 (55)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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