CVE-2024-0233: The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 do not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in pages, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site S

medium Affects eventon (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2024-01-16; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The EventON WordPress plugin before 4.5.5, EventON WordPress plugin before 2.2.7 do not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in pages, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site S

Package: eventon (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <2.2.7 or >=4.0 and <4.5.5
Fixed in: 2.2.7, 4.5.5
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (30.4th percentile)
Published: 2024-01-16
Source: nvd

References

CWE-116 CWE-79

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