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The Events Calendar

the-events-calendar
total installs
700,000
total vulns
12
critical
0
high
3
medium
9
low
0
latest vuln
patched
12
unpatched
0
avg time to patch
vulnerabilities (12)
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.17 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via ajax_create_import
high ✓ patched
cvss score 7.5
cwe CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
published Mar 9, 2026
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.17 via the 'ajax_create_import' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.16 - Improper Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Event/Organizer/Venue Update/Trash via REST API
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 5.4
cwe CWE-285: Improper Authorization
published Feb 25, 2026
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.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.13 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Data Migration Control
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 5.4
cwe CWE-862: Missing Authorization
published Jan 20, 2026
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'start_migration', 'cancel_migration', and 'revert_migration' functions in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.13. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber level access and above, to start, cancel, or revert the Custom Tables V1 database migration, including dropping the custom database tables entirely via the revert action.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.12.2 - Missing Authorization
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 4.3
cwe CWE-862: Missing Authorization
published Jan 9, 2026
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.12.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to perform an unauthorized action.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.9 - Sysinfo Key Incorrect Comparison to Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 5.3
cwe CWE-697: Incorrect Comparison
published Nov 4, 2025
The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to information disclosure in versions up to, and including, 6.15.9. The sysinfo REST endpoint compares the provided key to the stored opt-in key using a loose comparison, allowing unauthenticated attackers to send a boolean value and obtain the full system report whenever "Yes, automatically share my system information with The Events Calendar support team" setting is enabled.
The Events Calendar 6.15.1.1 - 6.15.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via s
high ✓ patched
cvss score 7.5
cwe CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
published Nov 4, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to blind SQL Injection via the 's' parameter in versions 6.15.1.1 to 6.15.9 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Draft Event Title/QR Code Exposure
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 4.3
cwe CWE-862: Missing Authorization
published Oct 30, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'tec_qr_code_modal' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view draft event names and generate/view QR codes for them.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Password-Protected Information Disclosure
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 5.3
cwe CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
published Sep 15, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.2 via the REST endpoint. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract information about password-protected vendors or venues.
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
high ✓ patched
cvss score 7.5
cwe CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
published Sep 11, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘s’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.1 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
The Events Calendar <= 6.13.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 6.4
cwe CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
published Jun 10, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘data-date-*’ parameters in all versions up to, and including, 6.13.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
The Events Calendar <= 6.11.2.1 - Missing Authorization
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 4.3
cwe CWE-862: Missing Authorization
published May 19, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the ajax_preview_import() function in versions up to, and including, 6.11.2.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to create an import.
The Events Calendar <= 6.7.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery
medium ✓ patched
cvss score 4.3
cwe CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
published Jan 9, 2025
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 6.7.0. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on an unknown function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unknown action granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The impact of this vulnerability is unknown.