CVE-2024-39648 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-39648: WordPress Eventin plugin <= 4.0.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Themewinter

Product Eventin

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 1, 2024

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Themewinter Eventin allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Eventin: from n/a through 4.0.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Eventin through version 4.0.5 contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with admin privileges can craft a request that, when a user visits a page containing the injected content, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This affects the site's integrity and can compromise user sessions or data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin account can inject scripts affecting all site visitors, potentially stealing sessions or modifying content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 1, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-39648 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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