CVE-2024-10186

Event Post <= 5.9.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via events_cal Shortcode

Published Nov 6, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's events_cal shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-32966 The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's events_cal shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00038}

epss

{'score': 0.00041}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avecnous
Avecnous event Post
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avecnous:event_post:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Avecnous
Avecnous event Post
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's events_cal shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Event Post <= 5.9.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via events_cal Shortcode
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:32 PM
Reserved
Oct 18, 2024, 11:11 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 6, 2024, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:55 AM