CVE-2026-84740
validatedZero produced an exploit or a check.GHSA-4c37-j68q-cmxj ↗EUVD-2026-91210 ↗
description
The Events Calendar versions before 6.17.5.1 are affected by inadequate input handling in an unauthenticated AJAX action. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause execution of shortcodes registered on the affected WordPress site. Exploitation requires the vulnerable plugin version and reachable unauthenticated AJAX functionality.
mitigation
Update The Events Calendar to version 6.17.5.1 or later. Restrict public access to the affected WordPress site until the update is installed if immediate patching is not possible.
fixed in 6.17.5.1
outcome
Upstream: a detection for this already ships elsewhere, so we didn't generate a new one. The credit goes to whoever did.
source signals
Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.
- 2026-10-02 06:56Zcve.org record for CVE-2026-84740
- 2026-10-22vulncheck_kev: trigger signal, started the run
- 2026-10-22 00:00Z
- 2026-10-22 20:22Z
- 2026-10-22 20:34Zexploit reference (wpscan.com)
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published 2026-10-22 20:22Z
last change 2026-10-22 21:20Z
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