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Event MonsterWordPress extension · Awplife

CVE-2023-47525

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-12-21
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 1.3.2 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in A WP Life Event Monster – Event Management, Tickets Booking, Upcoming Event allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Event Monster – Event Management, Tickets Booking, Upcoming Event: from n/a through 1.3.2.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Event Monster WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript code through unsanitized input fields. The injected payload executes in the browsers of users viewing affected event management pages.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest patched version. If no update is available, implement proper input validation and output encoding (e.g., esc_html(), esc_attr()) on all user-supplied data before rendering in HTML contexts.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Event MonsterWordPress extension
Affected:<= 1.3.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify if Event Monster plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Event Monster' or 'Awplife Event Monster'. Alternatively, check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'event-monster' or similar.
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in wp-content/plugins/
  2. Check the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, find the Event Monster plugin and read the version number displayed below the plugin name. Or open the main plugin PHP file (usually in wp-content/plugins/event-monster/) and check the 'Version' header in the plugin comments.
    Affected if Version is 1.3.2 or lower
  3. Verify the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, confirm the Event Monster plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive'.
    Affected if Plugin is currently activated
  4. Identify accessible event management interfaces
    Check if event creation or management pages are accessible by visiting the WordPress admin menu items added by Event Monster (typically under 'Events' or similar). Try accessing frontend event pages if they exist.
    Affected if Event management pages or frontend event displays are accessible and in use
  5. Assess user access to event input fields
    Review whether any WordPress user role (Contributor, Author, Editor, Administrator) can access and submit data through the plugin's event creation or editing forms.
    Affected if Authenticated users can access and submit data to event input fields

A user is affected if the Awplife Event Monster plugin is installed, active, and running at version 1.3.2 or lower, with event management functionality accessible to authenticated users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 1.3.2
Interim mitigation

Update the plugin to the latest patched version. If no update is available, implement proper input validation and output encoding (e.g., esc_html(), esc_attr()) on all user-supplied data before rendering in HTML contexts.

Fix this in Event Monster Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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