CVE-2026-16304 json
WP Event Manager < 3.4.2 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Post Takeover via event_organizer_ids
published 2026-11-05 4 d ago modified 2026-11-06 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-117333
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 10%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The WP Event Manager WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly validate ownership or the type of the user-supplied post identifiers processed by one of its frontend forms, allowing any user with a Subscriber account or above to reassign the authorship of arbitrary posts to themselves and to force them to be published. This results in content takeover and in the public disclosure of otherwise private or draft content, and requires the relevant frontend feature to be enabled.
Patch / fix
- Unknown WP Event Manager 3.4.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/53d611e2-4ca6-4117-bc33-040488c19a72/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown WP Event Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/53d611e2-4ca6-4117-bc33-040488c19a72/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16304
- NVD CVE-2026-16304
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