# CVE-2024-7982: Registrations for The Events Calendar < 2.12.4 - Unauthenticated Stored XSS

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via event registration parameters in the Registrations for The Events Calendar plugin.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wfm8-vp3v-66hp

## What is CVE-2024-7982?

CVE-2024-7982 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Registrations for the Events Calendar, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Registrations for the Events Calendar  WordPress plugin before 2.12.4 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when accepting event registrations, which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7982?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Roundupwp Registrations for the Events Calendar.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-7982?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-7982 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7982 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Registrations for the Events Calendar

- [CVE-2021-24943](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24943/): Registrations for the Events Calendar < 2.7.6 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-39638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-39638/): WordPress Registrations for the Events Calendar plugin <= 2.12.2 - SQL Injection vulnerability (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2024-10703](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10703/): Registrations for The Events Calendar < 2.13.4 - Admin+ Stored XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-25083](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25083/): Registrations for the Events Calendar < 2.7.10 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2021-24876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-24876/): Registrations for The Events Calendar < 2.7.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7982 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7982 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Registrations for the Events Calendar, published on 8 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-7982 exists.

Affected product: Unknown Registrations for the Events Calendar. 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-2024-7982/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7982/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7982
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7982
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7982

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7982/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.