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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-24954 affects the WordPress WpEvently plugin, also identified as mage-eventpress, through version 5.0.8. It could let a logged-in attacker tamper with how the site processes stored data, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Treat this as high priority for WordPress sites using this plugin.
Executive priority
High. Prioritize affected public WordPress sites, especially those allowing user registration or multiple low-privilege users. No active exploitation is confirmed in the provided sources, but the impact rating warrants timely validation and remediation planning.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-502: deserialization of untrusted data leading to object injection. The CVSS 3.1 score is 8.8 with network access, low complexity, low privileges required, and no user interaction. Sources identify affected versions as WpEvently/mage-eventpress through 5.0.8.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress installations with magepeopleteam WpEvently, package mage-eventpress, installed at version 5.0.8 or earlier. Sites without this plugin are not indicated as affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The CVE record rates this high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The CVSS vector requires low privileges, so exploitation is not described as unauthenticated. The provided data does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack database reference. The sources do not provide exploit details, a fixed version, or vendor mitigation text. Avoid assuming unauthenticated exploitability; the published CVSS vector is PR:L.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for WpEvently or mage-eventpress plugin usage.
- Identify plugin versions and prioritize any version 5.0.8 or earlier.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling the plugin where business impact allows.
- Restrict WordPress account creation and review low-privilege user access.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WpEvently or mage-eventpress is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin version and compare against affected range through 5.0.8.
- Review plugin advisories for updated affected and fixed version information.
- Check logs for unusual activity by low-privilege WordPress users.
- Document compensating controls if the plugin cannot be removed or updated.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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