Medium severity · published Oct 31, 2025
CVE-2025-12175
The Events Calendar <= 6.15.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Draft Event Title/QR Code Exposure
4.3
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the 'tec_qr_code_modal' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view draft event names and generate/view QR codes for them.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
The Events Calendar · stellarwp
through 6.15.9 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12175
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12175
github.com
https://github.com/the-events-calendar/the-events-calendar/blob/main/src/Events/QR/QR_Code.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3386042/the-events-calendar/tags/6.15.10/src/Events/QR/QR_Code.php
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ab844a05-80e0-42c7-981c-dea3a18cf4d5?source=cve
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