Modern Events Calendar Lite vulnerability

The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 7.36.4 does not verify that a user is authorized to edit the target post before updating it, allowing authenticated users with the Subscriber role to modify the title, content, and excerpt of arbitrary posts, pages, and custom post types created by other users.

Published 18 Oct 2026Updated 18 Oct 20261 sources
CVSS 0.0

What happened

The Modern Events Calendar Lite WordPress plugin before 7.36.4 does not verify that a user is authorized to edit the target post before updating it, allowing authenticated users with the Subscriber role to modify the title, content, and excerpt of arbitrary posts, pages, and custom post types created by other users.

Affected versions

Modern Events Calendar Lite: before 7.36.4 (semver) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

  • Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
  • Review affected product exposure and access logs.

Public PoC references

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