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Events Manager < 5.3.5 & Events Manager Pro < 2.2.9 - Cross-Site Scripting

Wordfence Intelligence > Vulnerability Database > Events Manager < 5.3.5 & Events Manager Pro < 2.2.9 - Cross-Site Scripting

6.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVE	CVE-2013-1407
CVSS	6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published	August 1, 2014
Last Updated	January 22, 2024
Researcher	High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Events Manager plugin before 5.3.5 and Events Manager Pro plugin before 2.2.9 for WordPress allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) scope parameter to index.php; (2) user_name, (3) dbem_phone, (4) user_email, or (5) booking_comment parameter to an event with registration enabled; or the (6) _wpnonce parameter to wp-admin/edit.php.

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Vulnerability Details for Events Manager Pro

Events Manager Pro

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	events-manager-pro
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 2.2.9, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	< 2.2.9
Patched Version	2.2.9

1 other affected software package

Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	events-manager (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 5.3.5, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	< 5.3.5
Patched Version	5.3.5

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