CVE-2025-5568 WpEvently <= 4.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts into WordPress pages via the WpEvently plugin, affecting all users who view the injected content.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5568?
CVE-2025-5568 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in magepeopleteam Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce, published on 7 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WpEvently plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via multiple parameters in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5568?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mage-People Event Manager and Tickets Selling for Woocommerce.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5568?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5568 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-2025-5568 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5568 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in magepeopleteam Event Booking Manager for WooCommerce
- CVE-2022-0478 Event Manager for WooCommerce < 3.5.8 - Contributor+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2024-24796 WordPress Event Manager for WooCommerce Plugin <= 4.1.1 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection
- CVE-2024-43138 WordPress Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce plugin <= 4.2.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
- CVE-2023-36383 WordPress Event Manager for WooCommerce Plugin <= 3.9.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2023-28422 WordPress Event Manager for WooCommerce Plugin <= 3.8.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j4j4-476p-c2qf.