Contributor-level author reassignment via REST API
Published Sep 30, 2026 · Updated Sep 30, 2026
Broken access control in Nexcess The Events Calendar 6.17.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter author assignment through its REST API. The affected locus is REST API author assignment, which the vendor hardened in 6.17.5.1; the precise missing check has not been published. Exploitation requires a Contributor-level account, and the available advisory does not establish broader access or code execution.
Summary
What happened
Broken access control in Nexcess The Events Calendar 6.17.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to alter author assignment through its REST API. The affected locus is REST API author assignment, which the vendor hardened in 6.17.5.1; the precise missing check has not been published. Exploitation requires a Contributor-level account, and the available advisory does not establish broader access or code execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-97285
- Published
- Sep 30, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 30, 2026
- Vendor
- Nexcess
- Product
- The Events Calendar
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
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- Sep 30, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 30, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=6.17.5 changes=[{"at":"6.17.5.1","status":"unaffected"}]
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