CVE-2024-12024 Cross-site scripting in EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets

High 7.2 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject scripts via ticket fields, executing them in admin sessions if guest submissions are enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-12024?

CVE-2024-12024 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in metagauss EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets, published on 17 Dec 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The EventPrime – Events Calendar, Bookings and Tickets plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the em_ticket_category_data and em_ticket_individual_data parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.7.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever an administrative user accesses an injected page. Note: this vulnerability requires the "Guest Submissions" setting to be enabled. It is disabled by default.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12024?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Metagauss Eventprime.

How do I fix CVE-2024-12024?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12024 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-2024-12024 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12024 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wqfp-fvw2-67qm.

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