Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin has a file-read vulnerability in versions up to 6.15.17. A logged-in user with Author-level access or higher may read arbitrary server files, potentially exposing sensitive information. This is mainly a confidentiality risk, but serious for sites with many content contributors.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for public WordPress sites with multiple authors, contractors, or community contributors. The main business risk is exposure of sensitive server-side files. If only trusted administrators can log in, urgency is lower but still warrants timely action.
Technical view
CVE-2026-3585 is a CWE-22 path traversal issue in the ajax_create_import function. The provided description says exploitation requires authenticated Author+ access, although the supplied CVSS vector lists PR:N, which is inconsistent. Impact is high confidentiality loss with no stated integrity or availability impact.
Likely exposure
WordPress sites running The Events Calendar through 6.15.17 are the likely exposure. Risk is higher where Author-level accounts are numerous, shared, or assigned to external contributors. Sites without untrusted Author+ users have reduced, but not eliminated, exposure.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Public references describe the vulnerable function and research, but no exploit status is established here. Treat as attractive because WordPress plugins are broadly deployed and the attack complexity is described as low.
Researcher notes
Source data conflicts on privileges: the title and description state authenticated Author+, while the CVSS vector shows PR:N. Use the authenticated requirement unless vendor sources clarify otherwise. No patch version is named in the provided bundle, so remediation should follow vendor guidance.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for The Events Calendar and its installed version.
- Review vendor and WordPress plugin guidance for a fixed release.
- Upgrade promptly when a vendor-confirmed fixed version is available.
- Restrict or remove Author-level access for untrusted users.
- Consider disabling the plugin where sensitive data risk outweighs business need.
- Monitor logs for unusual ajax_create_import activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether The Events Calendar is installed on each WordPress site.
- Check whether the installed version is 6.15.17 or earlier.
- Review user roles for Author-level or higher accounts.
- Verify remediation against vendor guidance after updating.
- Check application logs for relevant authenticated requests.
Public sources used
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CWE-22: File access and web shell behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92e404ab-fe2b-45b3-b8ff-672f7888b747?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.17/src/Tribe/Aggregator/Tabs/New.php#L466CVE reference
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3585/CVE reference
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CWE details
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Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.