Eventin Plugin up to 4.1.20 on WordPress path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Eventin Plugin up to 4.1.20. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-84898. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Eventin Plugin up to 4.1.20. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.21 does not properly validate a template path value before using it to include a local file, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to include and execute arbitrary local PHP files.

The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-84898 since 09/02/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 4.1.21 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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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: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Eventin Plugin 4.1.21

Timelineinfo

09/02/2026 CVE reserved
09/05/2026 +3 days Advisory disclosed
09/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-84898 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-84898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-399248

Entryinfo

Created: 09/05/2026 08:52
Changes: 09/05/2026 08:52 (54)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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