VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-16523
The events-manager plugin through 5.9.5 for WordPress (aka Events Manager) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of data provided to the attribute map_style of shortcodes (locations_map and events_map) provided by the plugin.
MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 1.24%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The events-manager plugin through 5.9.5 for WordPress (aka Events Manager) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of data provided to the attribute map_style of shortcodes (locations_map and events_map) provided by the plugin.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.24% probability · 67th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- pixelite/events manager
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-03_WordPress_Plugin_Events_ManagerExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developersProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9916Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-03_WordPress_Plugin_Events_ManagerExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developersProduct, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9916Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.