CVE-2019-16523

Public Exploit

Description

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.

References

Link	Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers	third party advisory product
https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-03_WordPress_Plugin_Events_Manager	third party advisory exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/4	mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9916	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16523?: CVE-2019-16523 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16523?: To fix CVE-2019-16523, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16523 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2019-16523 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-79 – Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

References

Frequently Asked Questions