CVE-2025-57994 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-57994: WordPress Upcoming Events Lists Plugin <= 1.4.0 - Insecure Direct Object References (IDOR) Vulnerability

Vendor Sayful Islam
Product Upcoming Events Lists
Weakness CWE-639 · IDOR
Published September 22, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Sayful Islam Upcoming Events Lists upcoming-events-lists allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Upcoming Events Lists: from n/a through <= 1.4.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Upcoming Events Lists version 1.4.0 and earlier contains a vulnerability allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify data or disrupt service availability. The vulnerability requires network access and an active user account but no additional user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.4.0 to remediate the issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify event data or cause temporary service disruption.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can alter event listings or cause the plugin to become temporarily unavailable.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated