The Events Calendar <= 6.15.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Draft Event Title/QR Code Exposure

2025-10-30 00:00

Md. Moniruzzaman Prodhan (NomanProdhan)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 6.15.10

Affected PluginThe Events Calendar

Affected Version<= 6.15.9

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-12175

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 6.15.10, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12175 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab844a05-80e0-42c7-981c-dea3a18cf4d5

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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