{
 "id": "WPSEC-2026-1288",
 "url": "https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1288/",
 "json_url": "https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1288/advisory.json",
 "markdown_url": "https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1288/index.md",
 "title": "Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce <= 5.7.8 - Authenticated (Shop Manager+) Privilege Escalation via Shop Manager Capability Elevation",
 "description": "The Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 5.7.8. This is due to the mep_grant_shop_manager_access() user_has_cap filter granting the manage_options capability to Shop Managers based on attacker-controllable request markers, such as a 'page' or 'post_type' query parameter, a '/wp-json/mep/' string anywhere in the REST request URI, or certain AJAX action prefixes, without verifying that the request actually targets a plugin endpoint. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Shop Manager-level access and above to obtain administrator capabilities for arbitrary requests, for example to read and update site settings through the REST API or access other administrator-only screens.",
 "plugin": {
  "slug": "mage-eventpress",
  "name": "Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce",
  "full_name": "Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce – Sell Tickets, Event Registration, RSVP & Event Calendar",
  "wordpress_org": "https://wordpress.org/plugins/mage-eventpress/",
  "advisories_url": "https://wpsec.com/vuln/plugin/mage-eventpress/",
  "attacksurface": "https://attacksurface.wpsec.com/plugin/mage-eventpress"
 },
 "type": "PRIV",
 "cwe": [
  "CWE-269"
 ],
 "cve": [],
 "cvss": {
  "version": "3.1",
  "score": 7.2,
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "severity": "High"
 },
 "affected": {
  "ranges": [
   {
    "from": null,
    "from_inclusive": true,
    "to": "5.7.9",
    "to_inclusive": false
   }
  ],
  "text": [
   "all versions before 5.7.9"
  ]
 },
 "introduced_in": null,
 "fixed_in": "5.7.9",
 "remediation": "Update to 5.7.9 or later.",
 "fix_released": "2026-10-19T07:02:37+00:00",
 "published": "2026-10-21T10:43:36+00:00",
 "updated": "2026-10-21T10:34:24.909628+00:00",
 "also_published_as": null,
 "references": [
  "https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-1288/",
  "https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/mage-eventpress/tags/5.7.9/",
  "https://wordpress.org/plugins/mage-eventpress/"
 ],
 "attacksurface_url": "https://attacksurface.wpsec.com/plugin/mage-eventpress",
 "source": "WPSec",
 "license": {
  "name": "CC BY 4.0",
  "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
 },
 "usage": {
  "plugin": "Medium",
  "affected_versions": "Low",
  "as_of": "2026-10-21"
 }
}