Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-16523
Potential exploit
The events-manager plugin through 5.9.5 for WordPress (aka Events Manager) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of data provided to the attribute map_style of shortcodes (locations_map and events_map) provided by the plugin.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2019-16523
- cpe:2.3:a:pixelite:events_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-16523
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 43 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-16523
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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3.5
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LOW | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
6.8
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
2.3
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2.7
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-16523
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The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-16523
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https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers
Events Manager – WordPress plugin | WordPress.orgProduct;Third Party Advisory
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https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9916
Events Manager < 5.9.6 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-03_WordPress_Plugin_Events_Manager
advisories/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-03_WordPress_Plugin_Events_Manager at public · sbaresearch/advisories · GitHubExploit;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/4
oss-security - [SBA-ADV-20190913-03] CVE-2019-16523: WordPress Plugin - Events Manager <= 5.9.5 - Stored XSSExploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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