CVE-2026-11616
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk12th percentile - higher than 12% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Events Calendar for GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to 2.3.28. The issue arises from improper input handling in the ajax_ayi_action() function, allowing attackers to modify user roles.
Risk Assessment
Authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above can elevate their privileges to Administrator, posing a significant security risk to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the plugin to the latest version and review and strengthen input handling security measures.
Original NVD description (English source)
The Events Calendar for GeoDirectory plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 2.3.28. This is due to the ajax_ayi_action() handler only applying strip_tags(esc_sql()) — with no allow-list — to the attacker-controlled $_POST['type'] and $_POST['postid'] values before forwarding them to update_ayi_data(), which calls update_user_meta($current_user->ID, $rsvp_args['type'], $posts). By passing type=wp_capabilities and postid=administrator, an attacker writes ['subscriber'=>true,'administrator'=>'administrator'] into their own wp_capabilities user meta; WP_User::get_role_caps() then treats the 'administrator' array key as an active role on the next request. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to Administrator.