Stored cross-site scripting in The Events Calendar WordPress plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress, from Liquid Web and StellarWP, through 6.18.2 contains a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) caused by improper neutralization of input in generated web pages. An attacker with low privileges can store script that runs in other users' browsers, and a victim must interact with the page.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Description from the CNA
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP The Events Calendar the-events-calendar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Events Calendar: from n/a through 6.18.2.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Web / StellarWP | The Events Calendar | up to 6.18.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- The Events Calendar VendorLiquid Web / StellarWP Affected up to 6.18.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for The Events Calendar.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-30
Timeline
- 2026-10-30 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-119369
- 2026-10-30 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-30 Alias added: GHSA-g3c6-9ccr-c3qj
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Sources
- CVE-2026-119369 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-119369 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3c6-9ccr-c3qj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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