---
id: "CVE-2026-119369"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119369"]
title: "The Events Calendar WordPress plugin: stored XSS through version 6.18.2"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "the-events-calendar", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T16:17:43+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T16:32:20+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119369", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00"}]
---

# The Events Calendar WordPress plugin: stored XSS through version 6.18.2

The Events Calendar plugin by Liquid Web and StellarWP lets stored cross-site scripting payloads be saved and later run in visitors' browsers. An attacker who can enter content can run script in the context of other users, including site administrators.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed The Events Calendar plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen
- Compare the installed version against `6.18.2` and earlier releases listed as affected

## Fix

- The Events Calendar: a version later than `6.18.2` (the sources do not name the exact fixed release)

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T16:31:25+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119369

## From the sources

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP The Events Calendar the-events-calendar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The Events Calendar: from n/a through 6.18.2.

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