Cross-site scripting in Upcoming Events - CVE-2019-9650
Published: March 11, 2019 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU17931
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9650
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: vintagedaddyo
Affected software:
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events
Detailed vulnerability 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 input when processing data passed via a specially crafted name for an event in the "upcoming_events.php" script. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially specially crafted link 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-9650
Install update from vendor's website.