XSS in Room34 Ics Calendar
CVE-2026-9838
The ICS Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'htmltagtitle' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 12.0.9 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link. The vulnerability is reachable via the unauthenticated wp_ajax_nopriv_r34ics_ajax AJAX action, which accepts attacker-controlled js_args values merged over stored shortcode configuration without nonce verification, allowing the htmltagtitle key to bypass the normal shortcode allowlist check.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Room34 Ics Calendar — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-9838?
- CVE-2026-9838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Room34 Ics Calendar, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-07-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-9838?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.