5.3

CVE-2025-14029: jackdewey community events Missing Authorization

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
Published 17-01-2026Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-14029 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authorization vulnerability in jackdewey community events. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19.1% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.5.7.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.28%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Community Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajax_admin_event_approval() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.6. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to approve arbitrary events via the 'eventlist' parameter.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

19%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.27% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Jackdewey1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • community-events≤ 1.5.6 (fixed in 1.5.7)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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