CVE-2026-84901

Eventin < 4.1.22 - Contributor+ Site Homepage Hijack and Event Taxonomy Manipulation via Missing Authorization

Published Sep 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.22 does not properly check authorization on several of its event-management REST routes, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to change the site's front-page setting to an event they do not own and to create, edit and delete global event and speaker taxonomy terms they should not be able to manage.

Remediation

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History
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Weaknesses CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-862
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-284
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First Time appeared Eventin
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Wordpress
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Vendors & Products Eventin
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Description The Eventin WordPress plugin before 4.1.22 does not properly check authorization on several of its event-management REST routes, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to change the site's front-page setting to an event they do not own and to create, edit and delete global event and speaker taxonomy terms they should not be able to manage.
Title Eventin < 4.1.22 - Contributor+ Site Homepage Hijack and Event Taxonomy Manipulation via Missing Authorization
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 6, 2026, 10:36 AM
Reserved
Sep 2, 2026, 3:15 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 5, 2026, 7:17 AM
Modified
Sep 8, 2026, 7:09 PM