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.
CVE-2026-3585 is a high severity with CVSS 7.5 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin The Events Calendar. It affects Versions up to 6.15.17 and is fixed in 6.15.17.1.
CVE-2026-3585 is tracked for the Plugin The Events Calendar as high severity with CVSS 7.5. The affected range is Versions up to 6.15.17. Update The Events Calendar to 6.15.17.1 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
the-events-calendar
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2026-3585 |
| Patched Versions |
6.15.17.1
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 6.15.17
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
The Events Calendar <= 6.6.4 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
The Events Calendar 6.15.1.1 - 6.15.9 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via s
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
The Events Calendar <= 6.6.3 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Events Calendar <= 6.13.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Events Calendar <= 6.9.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
The Events Calendar <= 6.4.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
The Events Calendar <= 4.8.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via tribe_paged Parameter
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