CVE-2026-9701
Eventer WordPress plugin stores plaintext reset keys enabling account takeover.
Is CVE-2026-9701 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-9701 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.48% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-9701?
CVE-2026-9701 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-9701?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-9701, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-9701 affect?
CVE-2026-9701 affects Eventer WordPress plugin <= 4.4.2, WordPress sites with Eventer installed, Password reset function effective on PHP <= 7.4. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-9701?
Remove/disable Eventer; apply vendor patch when released; rotate admin passwords; restrict DB access; deploy WAF.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can extract plaintext reset keys (e.g., via SQLi) and reset any user's password, enabling full account takeover including admins.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 4.4.2
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.