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CVE-2026-3585: The Events Calendar <= 6.15.17 - Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Read via ajax_create_import

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

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.

Affected products

• stellarwp The Events Calendar: through 6.15.17

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.17/src/Tribe/Aggregator/Tabs/New.php#L466
• https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2026-3585/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/92e404ab-fe2b-45b3-b8ff-672f7888b747?source=cve

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