Summary
CVE-2026-18050 is an unauthenticated information disclosure vulnerability (CWE-200) in the Events Manager WordPress plugin before version 7.4. A REST endpoint that serves temporarily stored file uploads lacks an authorization check, allowing an unauthenticated actor who knows a temporary upload identifier to read another user’s in-progress upload. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High).
Technical details
- Root cause: The REST route handling temporary file uploads (
events-manager/v1/uploads) does not perform an authorization check before returning the requested file. - Trigger conditions: An unauthenticated request referencing a valid temporary upload identifier. Per the advisory, identifiers are high-entropy values disclosed only to the uploader, and files are removed after submission or by scheduled cleanup, which limits practical exploitation.
- Attack vector: Network; no privileges and no user interaction required.
- Impact: Disclosure of another user’s in-progress upload contents (confidentiality). No impact to integrity or availability.
Affected software
- Events Manager WordPress plugin: all versions before 7.4.
Severity
- CVSS v3.1 base score: 7.5 (High)
- Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Mitigation and recommended actions
- Immediate: Update the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4 or later.
- If no patch can be applied: Restrict or block unauthenticated access to the plugin’s REST endpoints (for example the
events-manager/v1/uploadsroute) at the web server or WAF layer until the update can be deployed.

