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CVE-2026-9701: Eventer <= 4.4.2 - Insecure Password Reset Mechanism to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-07-08 · updated 2026-07-08
• Weakness: CWE-289

Description

The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.

Affected products

• joe007 Eventer: through 4.4.2

References

• https://codecanyon.net/item/eventer-wordpress-event-manager-plugin/20972534
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc656765-1eac-4a96-99e9-c22d64984923?source=cve

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