SB2025061145 - Stored cross-site scripting in WpEvently plugin for WordPress
Published: June 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025061145
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Stored cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5568)
The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/magepeopleteam/mage-eventpress/commit/c6f8d3233087881d3eb7ed3ebe9a6ebc7795f144
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3307484
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/mage-eventpress/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3659c4d-3a19-4f74-9f6d-26d7b24ebe56?source=cve