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CVE-2026-104798

My Calendar <= 3.8.7 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to 'mcs' Parameter via Reflected Shortcode Injection into 'above' Attribute

joedolson My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager
CVSS
9.8Critical
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.89%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
Published16 Oct 2026Updated 16 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.

Description

The My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.7. The public mcs GET parameter is reflected into post content unsanitized before WordPress core's do_shortcode filter runs, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject a nested [my_calendar above=...] shortcode; mc_generate_calendar_nav() then splits the above attribute on commas and dispatches each element via call_user_func() with no authentication, authorization, or callable allowlist check. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to invoke arbitrary loaded PHP functions, enabling a call chain in which the shortcode $params array is passed to edit_user() — which PHP coerces to integer 1 as the $user_id argument — overwriting the credentials of the initial Administrator account (user ID 1) and granting the attacker full wp-admin access. Exploitation is trivially reachable via the plugin's auto-generated /my-calendar/ page, which is publicly accessible by default upon plugin activation.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 5

  • My Calendar – Accessible Event Manageraffected: all versions through 3.4.24CVE List
  • My Calendar – Accessible Event Manageraffected: 3.5 through 3.5.21CVE List
  • My Calendar – Accessible Event Manageraffected: 3.6 through 3.6.17CVE List
  • My Calendar – Accessible Event Manageraffected: 3.7 through 3.7.17CVE List
  • My Calendar – Accessible Event Manageraffected: 3.8 through 3.8.7CVE List

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