CVE-2023-52118 WordPress WP User Profile Avatar Plugin <= 1.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

What is CVE-2023-52118?

CVE-2023-52118 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP User Profile Avatar, published on 1 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 User Profile Avatar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP User Profile Avatar: from n/a through 1.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52118?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wp-Eventmanager Wp Event Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52118?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-52118 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2023-52118 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52118 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in WP User Profile Avatar

• CVE-2025-2800 WP Event Manager <= 3.1.50 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'organizer_name' High 7.2
• CVE-2023-47697 WordPress WP Event Manager Plugin <= 3.1.39 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) High 7.1
• CVE-2024-2691 Cross-site scripting in WP Event Manager – Events Calendar, Registrations, Sell Tickets with WooCommerce Medium 6.4
• CVE-2024-0976 WP Event Manager <= 3.1.41 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via plugin Medium 6.1
• CVE-2022-1474 WP Event Manager < 3.1.28 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium 6.1

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-v82p-3pq8-jrvq.