CVE-2024-6931: stellarwp the_events_calendar Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-6931 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in stellarwp the_events_calendar. EPSS estimates a 16.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 27-09-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via RSVP name field in all versions up to, and including, 6.6.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
- wordfenceSource7.2HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
16.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
97%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 16.72% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Stellarwp1 product
- the_events_calendar≤ 6.6.3 | < 6.6.4
Wordpress1 product
- the-events-calendar≤ 6.6.3 (fixed in 6.6.4)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/Release Notes