# CVE-2018-16164: Cross-site scripting in Event Calendar WD version

> Remote authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Event Calendar WD plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4429-pqf2-hv4m

## What is CVE-2018-16164?

CVE-2018-16164 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Web-Dorado Event Calendar WD version, published on 9 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Event Calendar WD version 1.1.21 and earlier allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16164?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Web-Dorado Event Calendar Wd.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-16164?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-16164 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Web-Dorado Event Calendar WD version

- [CVE-2017-2224](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-2224/): Cross-site scripting in Event Calendar WD (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16164 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-16164 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Web-Dorado Event Calendar WD version, published on 9 Jan 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16164 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Web-Dorado Event Calendar WD version. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16164/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16164/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16164
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16164
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-16164

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16164/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.