XSS in Avecnous Event Post
CVE-2024-10186
The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's events_cal shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (21.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Avecnous Event_post
- Bastho Event Post — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-10186?
- CVE-2024-10186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Avecnous Event Post, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.4/10. Published 2024-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2024-10186?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-10186 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.