# CVE-2023-49181: WordPress WP Event Manager Plugin <= 3.1.40 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the WP Event Manager plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxx9-8q88-3qrf

## What is CVE-2023-49181?

CVE-2023-49181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce, published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WP Event Manager WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce: from n/a through 3.1.40.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49181?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wp-Eventmanager Wp Event Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49181?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49181 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49181 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce

- [CVE-2025-2800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-2800/): WP Event Manager <= 3.1.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'organizer_name' (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-47697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47697/): WordPress WP Event Manager Plugin <= 3.1.39 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2023-52118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52118/): WordPress WP User Profile Avatar Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-2691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2691/): Cross-site scripting in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce (medium 6.4)
- [CVE-2024-0976](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0976/): WP Event Manager <= 3.1.41 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via plugin (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49181 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49181 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce, published on 15 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49181 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce. 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-2023-49181/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49181/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49181
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49181
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49181

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.