Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-59557 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-59557 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-59557?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 27 July 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Franky Events Made Easy <= 3.1.3.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-59557?
- A patch was published on 2026-07-27: Version 3.1.4 released to address the vulnerability Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-59557 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-59557?
- Check whether you run Franky Events Made Easy at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A broken access control vulnerability exists in the Events Made Easy plugin for WordPress (versions up to and including 3.1.3) due to missing authorization checks (CWE-862). An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this flaw to execute functions or actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged users. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating it can impact the integrity and availability of the plugin's data. The issue is resolved in version 3.1.4.
Affected products
- Franky (WordPress) Events Made Easy <= 3.1.3
Timeline
- 2026-04-29: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher HieuPenguinnn
- 2026-07-24: advisory: Patchstack published advisory details
- 2026-07-27: disclosed: CVE published to NVD dataset
- 2026-07-27: patched: Version 3.1.4 released to address the vulnerability