4.8

CVE-2024-8493: stellarwp the_events_calendar Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.8v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 15-05-2025Last modified 17-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-8493 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in stellarwp the_events_calendar. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 15-05-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 6.6.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.01 pp

From 0.35% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Stellarwp1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • the-events-calendar≤ 6.6.3 (fixed in 6.6.4)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links