Medium severity · published Aug 25, 2026
CVE-2026-14280
Events Manager <= 7.3.7.4 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Local File Inclusion via 'dbem_data[updates]' Array Keys
6.6
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.7.4 via the em_options_save function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. The stored traversal key is subsequently executed via an include_once() call that fires on every admin_init invocation — including unauthenticated admin-ajax.php requests — meaning once the malicious key is stored by an administrator, the inclusion is triggered without any further authentication or capability check.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EM
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! · netweblogic
through 7.3.7.4 · source: vendor
Affected product
EM
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!
netweblogic
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14280
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14280
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L400
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L405
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L47
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.6/admin/em-options.php#L56
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L400
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-manager/tags/7.3.7.4/admin/em-options.php#L405
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