Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce < 5.3.7 - Author+ Stored XSS via Event Timeline Content
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce WordPress plugin before 5.3.7 does not sanitise or escape event timeline content submitted by users with post-editing access before storing it and rendering it on the public event page, allowing users with the Author role and above to inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the browser of any visitor viewing the event, including administrators.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce | before 5.3.7 | 5.3.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce VendorUnknown Affected before 5.3.7 Fixed in 5.3.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce (Unknown) Fixed in 5.3.7
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce 5.3.7
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-13443 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce < 5.3.7 - Contributor+ Arbitrary Post Modification via mpwem_quick_edit_eventPriority MEDIUM 58
- TI-2026-13441 Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce < 5.3.7 - Contributor+ PHP Object Injection via Event Timeline and FAQ ContentPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-16063
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c58x-hvfg-9vjh
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-16063 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-16063 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c58x-hvfg-9vjh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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