CVE-2026-9701 | The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecur… | CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL

Description

The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-9701
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2026-05-27 12:25 UTC
Published: 2026-07-08 04:30 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-08 04:30 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-289
CWE-289 Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name
Vendor / Product: joe007 / Eventer
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

9.8 CRITICAL CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
joe007	Eventer	—	0 ≤ 4.4.2

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-289	cna	CWE-289 Authentication Bypass by Alternate Name

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
9.8	CRITICAL	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References (2)