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CVE-2026-11616 (GCVE-0-2026-11616)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-09 07:49 – Updated: 2026-06-09 13:32

Title

Events Calendar for GeoDirectory <= 2.3.28 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Summary

The Events Calendar for GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 2.3.28. This is due to the ajax_ayi_action() handler only applying strip_tags(esc_sql()) — with no allow-list — to the attacker-controlled $_POST['type'] and $_POST['postid'] values before forwarding them to update_ayi_data(), which calls update_user_meta($current_user->ID, $rsvp_args['type'], $posts). By passing type=wp_capabilities and postid=administrator, an attacker writes ['subscriber'=>true,'administrator'=>'administrator'] into their own wp_capabilities user meta; WP_User::get_role_caps() then treats the 'administrator' array key as an active role on the next request. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator.

Severity

8.8 (High)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-06-09 13:32 UTC

CWE

CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

Wordfence CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2195 records in the last 180 days details

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabil…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events…
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version	CPE status
stiofansisland	Events Calendar for GeoDirectory	Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.3.28 (semver)	guessed

Credits

Nguyen Hung

Show details on NVD website

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CNVD-2026-23809

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2026-06-12

Title

WordPress插件Events for GeoDirectory存在未明漏洞

Description

WordPress是一套使用PHP语言开发的博客平台。该平台具有在基于PHP和MySQL的服务器上架设个人博客网站的功能。WordPress plugin是一个应用插件。 WordPress插件Events Calendar for GeoDirectory存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于ajax_ayi_action()处理程序仅应用strip_tags(esc_sql())而未使用白名单，攻击者可利用该漏洞（具有订阅者级别及以上权限）提升权限至管理员。

Severity

高

Formal description

厂商尚未发布了漏洞修复程序，请及时关注更新： https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11ba187b-1fe4-4077-ad9d-a07660133e91?source=cve

Reference

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-11616

Impacted products

Name
WordPress Events for GeoDirectory <=2.3.28

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FKIE_CVE-2026-11616

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-09 09:16 - Updated: 2026-07-23 08:10

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

References

	URL	Tags
	security@wordfence.com	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-for-geodirectory/tags/2.3.28/includes/class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L154
	security@wordfence.com	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-for-geodirectory/tags/2.3.28/includes/class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L357
	security@wordfence.com	https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&new=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
	security@wordfence.com	https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11ba187b-1fe4-4077-ad9d-a07660133e91?source=cve

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "The Events Calendar for GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 2.3.28. This is due to the ajax_ayi_action() handler  only applying strip_tags(esc_sql()) \u2014 with no allow-list \u2014 to the attacker-controlled $_POST[\u0027type\u0027] and $_POST[\u0027postid\u0027] values before forwarding them to update_ayi_data(), which calls update_user_meta($current_user-\u003eID, $rsvp_args[\u0027type\u0027], $posts). By passing type=wp_capabilities and postid=administrator, an attacker writes [\u0027subscriber\u0027=\u003etrue,\u0027administrator\u0027=\u003e\u0027administrator\u0027] into their own wp_capabilities user meta; WP_User::get_role_caps() then treats the \u0027administrator\u0027 array key as an active role on the next request. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator."
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El plugin The Events Calendar for GeoDirectory para WordPress es vulnerable a escalada de privilegios en versiones hasta la 2.3.28 inclusive. Esto se debe a que el gestor ajax_ayi_action() solo aplica strip_tags(esc_sql()) - sin lista de permitidos - a los valores $_POST[\u0027type\u0027] y $_POST[\u0027postid\u0027] controlados por el atacante antes de reenviarlos a update_ayi_data(), que llama a update_user_meta($current_user-\u003eID, $rsvp_args[\u0027type\u0027], $posts). Al pasar type=wp_capabilities y postid=administrator, un atacante escribe [\u0027subscriber\u0027=\u003etrue,\u0027administrator\u0027=\u003e\u0027administrator\u0027] en sus propios metadatos de usuario wp_capabilities; WP_User::get_role_caps() luego trata la clave de array \u0027administrator\u0027 como un rol activo en la siguiente solicitud. Esto hace posible que los atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel Suscriptor o superior, eleven sus privilegios a Administrador."
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GHSA-J857-HXGM-CVXF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-09 09:32 – Updated: 2026-06-09 09:32

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8.8 (High)


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

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  "aliases": [
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  ],
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    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
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    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-j857-hxgm-cvxf",
  "modified": "2026-06-09T09:32:07Z",
  "published": "2026-06-09T09:32:07Z",
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    },
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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