{"id":"CVE-2026-119370","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-119370"],"related":[],"title":"The Events Calendar WordPress plugin: stored XSS through version 6.18.2","description":"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.","summary":"The Events Calendar plugin from Liquid Web and StellarWP lets stored cross-site scripting payloads be saved and later rendered in pages. An attacker who can get such content stored can run scripts in the browsers of visitors or logged-in admins who view it.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["package","self-hosted","the-events-calendar","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","versions-above-6.18.2"],"how_to_check":"- Check the installed The Events Calendar plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen or `wp plugin get the-events-calendar --field=version`\n- Compare the result with versions through `6.18.2` listed as affected","fix":"- The Events Calendar: unknown; the sources do not name a fixed version","status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-30T15:16:47+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-30T15:33:32+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-30T15:33:32+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-30T15:33:32Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"- The Events Calendar: unknown; the sources do not name a fixed version","reach":"internet","title":"The Events Calendar WordPress plugin: stored XSS through version 6.18.2","impact":"medium","summary":"The Events Calendar plugin from Liquid Web and StellarWP lets stored cross-site scripting payloads be saved and later rendered in pages. An attacker who can get such content stored can run scripts in the browsers of visitors or logged-in admins who view it.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","the-events-calendar","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.5,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Scripts run in visitors' or admins' browsers via stored content","analyst_note":"Find the vendor advisory or patched version and the required privilege level for the stored XSS input (NVD entry CVE-2026-119370).","how_to_check":"- Check the installed The Events Calendar plugin version in the WordPress admin Plugins screen or `wp plugin get the-events-calendar --field=version`\n- Compare the result with versions through `6.18.2` listed as affected\n- unknown whether the sources give a specific setting that makes the site exposed","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed","versions-above-6.18.2"],"who_is_affected":"Sites running The Events Calendar at version 6.18.2 or earlier are affected. The stored payload has to be entered through a feature the plugin exposes, so sites where only trusted editors can add event content carry less risk. The sources do not say which roles or inputs are needed.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000721,"input_tokens":4130,"output_tokens":617,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-119370':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '6.18.2':10A,107C 'admin':69B 'affect':100C 'allow':96C 'attack':50B 'browser':62B 'calendar':3A,24B,28B,91C,95C,103C 'content':55B 'cross':38B,81C 'cross-sit':37B,80C 'cve':11A,14A 'event':2A,23B,27B,90C,94C,102C 'generat':79C 'get':53B 'host':20B 'improp':72C 'input':75C 'issu':99C 'later':45B 'let':35B 'liquid':31B,86C 'log':67B 'logged-in':66B 'n/a':105C 'neutral':73C 'packag':17B 'page':48B,78C 'payload':41B 'plugin':5A,29B 'render':46B 'run':58B 'save':43B 'script':40B,59B,83C 'self':19B 'self-host':18B 'site':39B,82C 'stellarwp':34B,88C 'store':6A,36B,56B,97C 'the-events-calendar':21B,92C 'version':9A 'view':71B 'visitor':64B 'vulner':84C 'web':32B,77C,87C 'wordpress':4A,25B 'xss':7A 'xss.this':98C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Sites running The Events Calendar at version 6.18.2 or earlier are affected. The stored payload has to be entered through a feature the plugin exposes, so sites where only trusted editors can add event content carry less risk. The sources do not say which roles or inputs are needed.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"unknown","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-30T15:16:47+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"audit@patchstack.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-119370","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119370","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-30T15:16:47+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-30T15:16:47+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}