CVE Alert: CVE-2025-6366 – ovatheme.com – Event List

Risk verdict

High risk of unauthorised privilege escalation within the Event List plugin; remediation should be treated as a priority.

Why this matters

Authenticated attackers with Subscriber+ access can elevate to administrator, gaining full site control. This enables data exposure, content manipulation, backdoors and persistent access across the WordPress environment.

Most likely attack path

Exploitation requires a valid account with Subscriber-level access (or higher); no user interaction is required. The vulnerability stems from improper validation in el_update_profile, allowing capability escalation to admin. Once elevated, the attacker can pivot to other components and compromise data, users or plugins within the same site.

Who is most exposed

Sites running Event List ≤ 2.0.4, particularly those with many low-privilege accounts or shared hosting where credentials are at greater risk.

Detection ideas

• Unexpected administrator privilege changes in WordPress or security logs.
• Admin actions from accounts previously limited to Subscriber+ rights.
• Calls to el_update_profile or other capability-modification functions without justification.
• Privilege-escalation alerts or unusual admin activity outside normal maintenance windows.
• Anomalous login patterns following a role-change event, or plugin-induced events flagged by security tooling.

Mitigation and prioritisation

• Patch to the latest Event List version (≥2.0.5) or temporarily disable the plugin until fixed.
• Restrict admin and Subscriber+ accounts; enforce least-privilege and MFA for elevated roles.
• Monitor and alert on user role changes and privilege-modification activity; review access logs regularly.
• Ensure backups and a tested recovery plan; implement a change window for applying the patch and verify in staging prior to production.