CVE-2025-5568: WpEvently <= 4.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Description
The WpEvently plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-5568
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Affected Products
Vendor: magepeopleteam
Product: Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce – WpEvently – WordPress Plugin
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 8.25% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-27 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5568https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3659c4d-3a19-4f74-9f6d-26d7b24ebe56?source=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/mage-eventpress/#developers
https://github.com/magepeopleteam/mage-eventpress/commit/c6f8d3233087881d3eb7ed3ebe9a6ebc7795f144
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3307484