---
id: "CVE-2026-119368"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119368"]
title: "The Events Calendar WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through 6.18.2"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "the-events-calendar", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-10-30T15:16:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T15:33:48+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119368", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00"}]
---

# The Events Calendar WordPress plugin: missing authorization check through 6.18.2

The Events Calendar, a WordPress plugin by Liquid Web / StellarWP, has a missing authorization check that lets actions run without the access rights they should require. The sources do not say what data or actions an attacker gains beyond that.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of The Events Calendar in the WordPress admin under Plugins; `6.18.2` and earlier are listed as affected.

## Fix

- The Events Calendar: a fixed version is not stated in the sources; move past `6.18.2`

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119368

## From the sources

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP The Events Calendar the-events-calendar allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Events Calendar: from n/a through 6.18.2.

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