PT-2024-29566 · WordPress · The Events Calendar

Marc Montpas · Published 2024-06-03 · Updated 2025-10-31 · CVE-2024-4180

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions The Events Calendar WordPress plugin versions prior to 6.4.0.1

Description The issue arises from the improper sanitization of user-submitted content when rendering certain views via AJAX. This can lead to potential security risks.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.4.0.1, update to version 6.4.0.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to AJAX-rendered views until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-4180

Affected Products

The Events Calendar

References · 7

• 🔥 https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2a92316-e404-4a5e-8426-f88df6e87550 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4180 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4180 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1797875670976233973 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/81829 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/pdnuclei_bot/status/1984228894762013165 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/115246 · Telegram Post