WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-9808 Deferred

The Events Calendar: A security weakness

The Events Calendar is affected by a security weakness. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 5.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
The Events Calendar
Plugin slug
the-events-calendar
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Sep 16, 2025
Weakness
CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

This CVE was published Sep 16, 2025 and is one of 25 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update The Events Calendar to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

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.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Primary and upstream sources