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.
CVE-2019-16523 is a medium severity with CVSS 6.4 Stored Cross-Site Scripting issue affecting the Plugin Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!. It affects Versions up to 5.9.5 and is fixed in 5.9.6.
CVE-2019-16523 is tracked for the Plugin Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! as medium severity with CVSS 6.4. The affected range is Versions up to 5.9.5. Update Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! to 5.9.6 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
events-manager
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2019-16523 |
| Patched Versions |
5.9.6
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| Affected Versions |
Versions up to 5.9.5
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
Events Manager <= 5.5.7.1 - Code Injection
Events Manager <= 7.0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via `orderby` Parameter
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! <= 6.6.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via Event Status Parameter
Events Manager <= 5.9.7.3 - Admin+ SQL Injection
Events Manager <= 7.2.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'events_list_grouped' Shortcode
Events Manager <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Shortcodes
Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! <= 6.4.7.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via event, location, and event_category Shortcodes
Events Manager <= 6.4.7.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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