---
id: "CVE-2026-119370"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-119370"]
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", "versions-above-6.18.2"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T15:16:47+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T15:33:32+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119370", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00"}]
---

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

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.

_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 or `wp plugin get the-events-calendar --field=version`
- 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

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T15:31:10+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119370

## 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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