Cross-site scripting in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in versions up to, and including, 3.1.37.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WP Event Manager | WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce | up to 3.1.37.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce VendorWP Event Manager Affected up to 3.1.37.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:wp-eventmanager:wp_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 3.1.38 | Vulnerable | WP Event Manager |
- cpe:2.3:a:wp-eventmanager:wp_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 3.1.38 Vulnerable ·WP Event Manager
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4423
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3r9m-m4c8-57jx
References
Exploit 2
More Wp Event Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-02444 WP Event Manager <= 3.1.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'organizer_name' CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2023-25834 WordPress WP Event Manager Plugin <= 3.1.39 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-28557 WordPress WP User Profile Avatar Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-01348 WP Event Manager < 3.1.28 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2024-02506 Cross-site scripting in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2024-00900 WP Event Manager <= 3.1.41 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via plugin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-4423 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4423 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3r9m-m4c8-57jx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences