CVE-2026-14842

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-07. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Events Made Easy WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not bind the payment authorization token to the payment record being charged, allowing unauthenticated attackers to pay a low amount for a cheap booking and have a separate, higher-priced booking marked as fully paid.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
55(Attend)
EG Risk 55/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 7, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Events Made Easy < 3.1.2 – Unauthenticated Payment Bypass | CVE 2026-14842 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76856b3d-8f87-4d66-a22a-d65afa98c4ad/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14842(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 45× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 06:33 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-20 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-19 07:09 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-19 07:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-18 07:45 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-17 08:20 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 08:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-16 08:57 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-16 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-15 09:34 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-15 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-14 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-14 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-13 10:47 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-13 10:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-12 11:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-12 11:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-11 12:00 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-11 12:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-10 12:36 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-10 12:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-09 13:13 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-09 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-08 13:50 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-08 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-07 14:26 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-07 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-07 14:13 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-07 14:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-06 22:17 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-06 22:15 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14842?
CVE-2026-14842 is a medium vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. The Events Made Easy WordPress plugin before 3.1.2 does not bind the payment authorization token to the payment record being charged, allowing unauthenticated attackers to pay a low amount for a cheap booking and have a separate, higher-priced booking marked as fully paid.
When was CVE-2026-14842 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14842 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2026, with the most recent update on August 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14842 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14842 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 78.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14842?
CVE-2026-14842 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14842?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14842, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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