---
id: "CVE-2026-116394"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116394"]
title: "WpEvently WordPress plugin: stored XSS via unescaped script tags"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.3
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mage-eventpress", "package", "wordpress", "wpevently"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-26T16:17:18+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-26T16:33:01+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116394", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00"}]
---

# WpEvently WordPress plugin: stored XSS via unescaped script tags

WpEvently (mage-eventpress), a WordPress event plugin by Magepeople, does not neutralize script-related HTML tags in a web page, which is a basic cross-site scripting flaw. An attacker can inject script that runs in the browser of other users who view the affected page.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed WpEvently (mage-eventpress) plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins; affected versions are `5.7.9` and earlier.
- unknown for other checks; the sources do not say which pages or inputs are exposed.

## Fix

- Update WpEvently (mage-eventpress) to a version later than `5.7.9` once the vendor releases one; the sources do not name the fixed version.
- unknown for interim mitigations.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-26T16:31:01+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116394

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in Magepeople inc. WpEvently mage-eventpress allows Code Injection.This issue affects WpEvently: from n/a through 5.7.9.

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