# CVE-2019-16523: The events-manager plugin through 5.9.5 for WordPress (aka Events Manager) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding and inserti

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-10-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The events-manager plugin through 5.9.5 for WordPress (aka Events Manager) is susceptible to Stored XSS due to improper encoding and insertion of data provided to the attribute map_style of shortcodes (locations_map and events_map) provided by the plugin.

## What to do

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## References

- https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers
- https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2019/SBA-ADV-20190913-03_WordPress_Plugin_Events_Manager
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/16/4
- https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9916

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