Wp Event ManagerWordPress extension · Wp Eventmanager
CVE-2023-52118
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Event Manager WP User Profile Avatar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP User Profile Avatar: from n/a through 1.0.
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 confidenceStored XSS vulnerability in the WP User Profile Avatar plugin allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through user profile avatar fields. The unsanitized input is stored in the database and executes when other users view profile pages.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
Wp Event ManagerWordPress extension
<= 1.0CVSS 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm WP User Profile Avatar plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate WP User Profile Avatar, or check the plugins directory for the plugin filesAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins > WP User Profile Avatar, view the plugin details to see the version number. Compare against the affected range <= 1.0Affected if Installed version is 1.0 or lower
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Verify user profile avatar functionality is enabledCheck plugin settings at WP User Profile Avatar configuration page. Confirm that avatar upload fields are available to authenticated users (not restricted to admins only)Affected if Avatar upload fields are accessible to standard authenticated users
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Inspect database for unsanitized avatar dataQuery the wp_usermeta table for meta_key values related to avatar (such as wp_user_profile_avatar, profile_avatar, or similar). Manually review stored values for HTML script tags or javascript: URIsAffected if Database contains avatar metadata with raw XSS payloads (script tags, event handlers, or javascript: protocols)
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Review user profile pages for XSS executionView a user profile page where avatar data is displayed. Inspect page source for unescaped user-supplied avatar metadataAffected if Avatar field values render as raw HTML without output encoding
You are affected if WP User Profile Avatar plugin version 1.0 or lower is installed with avatar upload enabled, and unsanitized XSS payloads exist in user avatar database fields.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of WP User Profile Avatar when available. Until then, implement input validation/sanitization on avatar upload fields and output encoding on profile display pages, or deploy a WAF rule to block XSS payloads in avatar-related parameters.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-52118 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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