Description
The Community Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ce_venue_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2026-02-18
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored cross‑site scripting via the ce_venue_name parameter allowing administrator-level users to inject arbitrary JavaScript into stored venue data
Action: Patch
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Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

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Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:30:00 +0000

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Description The Community Events plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'ce_venue_name' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Community Events <= 1.5.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'ce_venue_name' Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Jackdewey Community Events
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:20:35.144Z

Reserved: 2026-01-29T19:05:46.724Z

Link: CVE-2026-1649

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Updated: 2026-02-18T12:24:54.172Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-18T09:15:58.173

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2026-1649

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-15T17:30:10Z

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