CVE-2023-49179: WordPress Event post Plugin <= 5.8.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-12-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in N.O.U.S. Open Useful and Simple Event post allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through 5.8.6.

Affected products

Bastien Ho Event post: through 5.8.6

References

https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/event-post/wordpress-event-post-plugin-5-8-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/event-post/wordpress-event-post-plugin-5-8-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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