CVE-2025-14548: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in kieranoshea Calendar
The Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'event_desc' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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, granted they can convince an administrator to enable lower privilege users to manage calendar events via the plugin settings.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-14548 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the kieranoshea Calendar WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 1.3.16. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'event_desc' parameter, which allows authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. The attack surface depends on administrative configuration that permits lower privilege users to manage calendar events. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of affected users, potentially allowing theft of session tokens, defacement, or other actions limited by the privileges of the victim user. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. The vulnerability requires authenticated access with at least Contributor-level permissions and specific plugin configuration, reducing the overall risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch has been published for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a patch is available, administrators should review and restrict permissions to prevent lower privilege users from managing calendar events via plugin settings, thereby reducing the risk of exploitation.
CVE-2025-14548: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in kieranoshea Calendar
Description
The Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'event_desc' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.16 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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, granted they can convince an administrator to enable lower privilege users to manage calendar events via the plugin settings.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-14548 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in the kieranoshea Calendar WordPress plugin affecting all versions up to 1.3.16. The issue stems from improper neutralization of input in the 'event_desc' parameter, which allows authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious scripts that execute when other users view the affected pages. The attack surface depends on administrative configuration that permits lower privilege users to manage calendar events. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.4, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and partial impact on confidentiality and integrity.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of affected users, potentially allowing theft of session tokens, defacement, or other actions limited by the privileges of the victim user. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no availability impact. The vulnerability requires authenticated access with at least Contributor-level permissions and specific plugin configuration, reducing the overall risk. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — no official fix or patch has been published for this vulnerability. Users should monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Until a patch is available, administrators should review and restrict permissions to prevent lower privilege users from managing calendar events via plugin settings, thereby reducing the risk of exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-11T18:51:52.835Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 694a62c0033f6f66d77784e9
Added to database: 12/23/2025, 9:37:04 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:17:10 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 10:14:33 PM
Views: 138
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