CVE-2023-28422 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-28422: WordPress Event Manager for WooCommerce Plugin <= 3.8.6 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Magepeople Team
Product Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 23, 2023
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in MagePeople Team Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce <= 3.8.6. versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Event Manager and Tickets Selling Plugin for WooCommerce versions up to 3.8.6 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the plugin's admin or frontend interface. Site owners should update to a version newer than 3.8.6.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors' browsers could execute attacker-controlled code, potentially stealing session tokens or site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and trick a user into visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 23, 2023 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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