Vulnerability Instance

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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/82102?format=api",
    "vulnerability_id": "VCID-4puk-bg6z-ekag",
    "summary": "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.",
    "aliases": [
        {
            "alias": "CVE-2026-11616"
        }
    ],
    "fixed_packages": [],
    "affected_packages": [],
    "references": [
        {
            "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-11616",
            "reference_id": "",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "0.0004",
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                    "published_at": "2026-06-11T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.0004",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.12477",
                    "published_at": "2026-06-14T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.0004",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.12497",
                    "published_at": "2026-06-13T12:55:00Z"
                },
                {
                    "value": "0.0004",
                    "scoring_system": "epss",
                    "scoring_elements": "0.12488",
                    "published_at": "2026-06-12T12:55:00Z"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-11616"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11ba187b-1fe4-4077-ad9d-a07660133e91?source=cve",
            "reference_id": "11ba187b-1fe4-4077-ad9d-a07660133e91?source=cve",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
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                    "value": "8.8",
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                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "value": "Track",
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                    "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-06-09T13:32:11Z/"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/11ba187b-1fe4-4077-ad9d-a07660133e91?source=cve"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&new=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=",
            "reference_id": "changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&new=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=",
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                }
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&new=3533585%40events-for-geodirectory&sfp_email=&sfph_mail="
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-for-geodirectory/tags/2.3.28/includes/class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L154",
            "reference_id": "class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L154",
            "reference_type": "",
            "scores": [
                {
                    "value": "8.8",
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                    "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "value": "Track",
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                    "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-06-09T13:32:11Z/"
                }
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-for-geodirectory/tags/2.3.28/includes/class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L154"
        },
        {
            "reference_url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-for-geodirectory/tags/2.3.28/includes/class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L357",
            "reference_id": "class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L357",
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                },
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                    "value": "Track",
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                }
            ],
            "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-for-geodirectory/tags/2.3.28/includes/class-geodir-event-ayi.php#L357"
        }
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
        {
            "cwe_id": 269,
            "name": "Improper Privilege Management",
            "description": "The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor."
        }
    ],
    "exploits": [],
    "severity_range_score": "8.8 - 8.8",
    "exploitability": null,
    "weighted_severity": null,
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-4puk-bg6z-ekag"
}