Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-97285 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-97285 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-97285?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 30 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- StellarWP The Events Calendar <=6.17.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-97285?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-30: Fixed in version 6.17.5.1 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-97285 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-97285?
- Check whether you run StellarWP The Events Calendar 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
The vulnerability is a broken access control issue in The Events Calendar plugin where insufficient permission checks allow Contributor-level users to perform actions or access resources beyond their intended privileges. The vulnerability requires an authenticated attacker with Contributor role access and affects versions up to 6.17.5; a patch is available in version 6.17.5.1 and later.
Affected products
- StellarWP The Events Calendar <=6.17.5
Timeline
- 2026-09-30: disclosed
- 2026-09-30: patched: Fixed in version 6.17.5.1