CVE-2023-5238

EventPrime < 3.2.0 - Reflected HTML Injection on keyword parameter

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Published Oct 31, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The EventPrime WordPress plugin before 3.2.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to an HTML Injection on the plugin in the search area of the website.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

EventPrime

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 3.2.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:metagauss:eventprime:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57565	The EventPrime WordPress plugin before 3.2.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to an HTML Injection on the plugin in the search area of the website.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.492% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/47a5fbfd-f47c-4356-8567-b29dadb48423

History

Apr 22, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Metagauss Eventprime

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 8:03 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Oct 31, 2023, 1:54 PM
Updated: Apr 22, 2025, 8:03 PM
Reserved: Sep 27, 2023, 4:42 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:52 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 7:52 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 31, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:48 AM

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