CVE-2026-107649 in Events Made Easy Plugin
Summary
by MITRE • 10/16/2026
The Events Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'event[location_name]' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.22 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 a user accesses an injected page. This vulnerability is only exploitable when both the guest event submission feature (eme_fs[guest_submit]) and forced location creation (eme_fs[force_location_creation]) are explicitly enabled by a site administrator, as both settings default to off.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/16/2026
The Events Made Easy plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting all versions up to and including 3.2.22. This security flaw is located within the event[location_name] parameter, which processes user-supplied input without adequate sanitization or output escaping mechanisms. The core technical deficiency lies in the application's failure to properly validate and encode data before storing it in the database and subsequently rendering it back into HTML contexts. When an attacker submits a malicious payload through this field, the script is saved directly within the system's persistent storage rather than being executed immediately during input processing. This persistence allows the malicious code to remain active on the server until manually removed or overwritten by legitimate updates.
The operational impact of this vulnerability centers on the ability for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages that are viewed by other users. When a victim with administrative privileges or specific viewing rights accesses an event page containing the injected script, the browser executes the malicious code in the context of the site's domain. This can lead to session hijacking, where attacker-controlled cookies are stolen to impersonate legitimate users, defacement of the website content, or redirection of victims to phishing sites designed to harvest credentials. The severity is compounded by the fact that the attack does not require prior authentication, allowing any internet user with knowledge of the target URL structure to initiate the exploit sequence against unsuspecting visitors who view the compromised event details.
Exploitation of this vulnerability is contingent upon specific configuration states within the WordPress environment. Specifically, both the guest event submission feature and forced location creation must be explicitly enabled by a site administrator. These settings default to off in standard installations, which provides a layer of defense-in-depth for most users who do not alter these configurations. However, sites that enable guests to submit events or automatically create locations based on user input expose themselves to this risk if they fail to implement additional security controls such as content security policies or advanced input validation plugins. The requirement for administrator-level configuration changes means the attack surface is limited but significant for those specific use cases involving open event submission workflows.
From a classification perspective, this vulnerability aligns with CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation commonly known as Cross-site Scripting and specifically falls under Stored XSS where malicious scripts are permanently stored within target servers. In terms of the MITRE ATT&CK framework for enterprise security, this behavior corresponds to T1059 Command and Control via Application Layer Protocol or potentially T1189 Drive-by Compromise depending on how the payload is delivered and executed. The persistence mechanism ensures that the attack remains effective over time without requiring repeated exploitation attempts against individual users who visit the affected pages.
Mitigation strategies should prioritize immediate updates to version 3.2.23 or later where this issue has been addressed by developers through improved input sanitization routines and strict output encoding practices. For organizations unable to patch immediately, disabling the guest event submission feature and forcing location creation can effectively neutralize the attack vector since both conditions must be met for exploitation to succeed. Additionally implementing a Web Application Firewall with rulesets capable of detecting and blocking cross-site scripting payloads in form submissions provides an external layer of defense. Administrators should also review existing events for any signs of compromise by inspecting database entries for suspicious script tags or encoded malicious content within the location name fields. Regular security audits and adherence to secure coding standards will further reduce the likelihood of similar vulnerabilities arising from future plugin updates or custom code modifications.