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vulnerability

WordPress Plugin: the-events-calendar: CVE-2026-3585: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 9, 2026
Added
Apr 30, 2026
Modified
Apr 30, 2026

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.

Solution

the-events-calendar-plugin-cve-2026-3585
Title
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