CVE-2024-11875: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in hage Add infos to The Events Calendar
The Add infos to the events calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'fuss' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-11875 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Add infos to The Events Calendar WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.4.1). The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'fuss' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not adequately sanitized or escaped. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or official remediation has been documented.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with contributor-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they access the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. There is no impact on availability. The CVSS score of 6.4 reflects a medium severity level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin if possible. Monitor updates from the vendor for a security patch addressing this issue.
CVE-2024-11875: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in hage Add infos to The Events Calendar
Description
The Add infos to the events calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'fuss' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-11875 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Add infos to The Events Calendar WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.4.1). The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'fuss' shortcode, where user-supplied attributes are not adequately sanitized or escaped. Authenticated attackers with contributor or higher privileges can inject arbitrary scripts that execute in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. This vulnerability can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts but does not affect availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild, and no patch or official remediation has been documented.
Potential Impact
An authenticated user with contributor-level or higher access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they access the affected pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts, such as session hijacking or unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users. There is no impact on availability. The CVSS score of 6.4 reflects a medium severity level.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the vulnerable plugin if possible. Monitor updates from the vendor for a security patch addressing this issue.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2024-11-27T15:28:04.941Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6e24b7ef31ef0b596a67
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:48:20 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 7:17:04 PM
Last updated: 4/11/2026, 4:55:12 PM
Views: 19
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