CVE-2026-81761 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-81761: WordPress WpEvently plugin <= 5.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Magepeople Inc.

Product WpEvently

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published August 28, 2026

Last update August 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Subscriber Broken Access Control in WpEvently <= 5.5.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WpEvently versions up to 5.5.0 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to access sensitive information they should not be able to view. An attacker with a low-privilege account can read data that should be restricted to higher-privilege users. This affects confidentiality but not data integrity or availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and restricted information may be exposed to low-privilege account holders.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 28, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81761 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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