Description
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.17 via the 'ajax_create_import' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.
Problem types
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Product status
* (semver)
Timeline
| 2026-03-05: | Vendor Notified |
| 2026-03-09: | Disclosed |
Credits
Dmitrii Ignatyev
References
www.wordfence.com/...-fe2b-45b3-b8ff-672f7888b747?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/.../Tribe/Aggregator/Tabs/New.php