Stored cross-site scripting in WpEvently plugin for WordPress

1) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU111072

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5568

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

WooCommerce Event Manager: 4.4.1 - 4.4.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:magepeopleteam:mage-eventpress:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:magepeopleteam:mage-eventpress:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

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

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.