The Events Calendar vulnerability

What happened

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.17.3.1 does not restrict non-public content to the users entitled to read it on its public REST archives, allowing users with a low-privilege role such as contributor to read the full contents of every unpublished record on the site, including other users'.

Affected versions

The Events Calendar: before 6.17.3.1 (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.