# CVE-2022-25612: Cross-site scripting in Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin)

> Authenticated attackers with author privileges can inject malicious scripts via event organizer fields, leading to persistent cross-site scripting attacks.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/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:** 25 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-34fj-h2m6-f295

## What is CVE-2022-25612?

CVE-2022-25612 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PressTigers Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin), published on 25 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple Authenticated Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Simple Event Planner WordPress plugin <= 1.5.4 allows user with author or higher user rights inject the malicious code via vulnerable parameters: &custom[event_organiser], &custom[organiser_email], &custom[organiser_contact].

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25612?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Presstigers Simple Event Planner.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-25612?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-25612 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in PressTigers Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin)

- [CVE-2022-25611](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25611/): WordPress Simple Event Planner plugin <= 1.5.4 - Authenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 4.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-25612 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-25612 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PressTigers Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin), published on 25 Mar 2022. 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-2022-25612 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: PressTigers Simple Event Planner (WordPress plugin). 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-2022-25612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25612/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25612
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25612
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-25612

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25612/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.