4.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-13137
Events Manager WordPress XSS Vulnerability
Description

The Events Manager plugin 5.9.4 for WordPress has XSS via the dbem_event_reapproved_email_body parameter to the wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=event&page=events-manager-options URI.

INFO

Published Date :

April 12, 2019, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 8, 2024, 2:03 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

1.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-13137 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wp-events-plugin events_manager
1 Pixelite events_manager
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-13137.

URL Resource
https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/cve-2018-13137-xss-in-events-manager.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/ansarisec/12737c207c0851d52865ed60c08891b7 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers Product Third Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9612

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-13137 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wp-events-plugin:events_manager:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:pixelite:events_manager:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9612 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers No Types Assigned https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/cve-2018-13137-xss-in-events-manager.html No Types Assigned https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/cve-2018-13137-xss-in-events-manager.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gist.github.com/ansarisec/12737c207c0851d52865ed60c08891b7 No Types Assigned https://gist.github.com/ansarisec/12737c207c0851d52865ed60c08891b7 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:wp-events-plugin:events_manager:5.9.4:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.14 }} 0.00%

score

0.48236

percentile

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