CVE-2025-46228 WordPress Event post plugin <= 5.9.11 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via DOM-based XSS in the Event post WordPress plugin.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46228?
CVE-2025-46228 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bastien Ho Event post, published on 22 Apr 2025. 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 Bastien Ho Event post event-post allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through <= 5.9.11.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46228?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Avecnous Event Post.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46228?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46228 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-2025-46228 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46228 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Bastien Ho Event post
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89w7-ghxh-3v5x.