Description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4 does not perform any authorization check on a REST route that serves temporarily stored file uploads, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve another user's in-progress upload when its temporary identifier is known. The identifier is high-entropy, is disclosed only to the uploader, and the file is removed on submission or by a scheduled cleanup, so a cross-user read is not achievable by guessing alone.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Events Manager WordPress plugin, in all versions before 7.4, contains a REST endpoint (events-manager/v1/uploads) that serves temporary file uploads without performing an authorization check. The endpoint returns the file identified by a high‑entropy temporary token, which is communicated only to the uploader. Because the identifier is not guessable, a victim can only retrieve the file if they already possess the token, leading to a potential confidentiality breach. The flaw is rooted in a lack of access control and improper information disclosure (CWE‑200).

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have the Events Manager plugin installed with any version lower than 7.4 are vulnerable. No additional sub‑version detail is provided, so all pre‑7.4 releases should be treated as affected.

Risk and Exploitability

An attacker can reach the vulnerable resource via an unauthenticated HTTP GET to the events-manager/v1/uploads route, supplying the known temporary identifier. Based on the description, it is inferred that the attacker must know the identifier, which is only sent to the uploader. The temporary files are deleted upon submission or by a scheduled clean‑up, making the exposure window short. The CVSS base score of 7.5 indicates high potential impact for information disclosure, while the EPSS score of less than 1 % indicates a low likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, suggesting it has not yet been widely exploited.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 18:21 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4 or newer, which removes the missing authorization check.
  • If an upgrade is not immediately possible, restrict access to the events-manager/v1/uploads REST endpoint by implementing an authentication rule or blocking the path with web‑server configuration so that only authenticated users can request it.
  • In the meantime, review the pending upload process and consider disabling that feature or deleting temporary files immediately after upload completion to reduce the window of exposure.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 18:21 UTC.

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History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4 does not perform any authorization check on a REST route that serves temporarily stored file uploads, allowing unauthenticated users to retrieve another user's in-progress upload when its temporary identifier is known. The identifier is high-entropy, is disclosed only to the uploader, and the file is removed on submission or by a scheduled cleanup, so a cross-user read is not achievable by guessing alone.
Title Events Manager < 7.4 - Unauthenticated Pending Upload Disclosure via events-manager/v1/uploads
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:24:54.685Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T11:38:26.051Z

Link: CVE-2026-18050

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T14:24:51.252Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-06T07:16:28.880

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:31:16.753

Link: CVE-2026-18050

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T18:30:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-200

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor