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Known vulnerabilities, PHP compatibility and safer alternatives for the Events Addon For Elementor WordPress plugin — checked against WP Clinic's local security database.
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7 known CVEs on file for Events Addon For Elementor.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2024-13362 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.2.5 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.1 | < 2.2.5 | 2.2.5 | 2026-04-30 | — |
| CVE-2024-12061 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.2.4 | Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key | Medium 4.3 | < 2.2.4 | 2.2.4 | 2024-12-17 | — |
| CVE-2024-54315 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.2.3 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.5 | < 2.2.3 | 2.2.3 | 2024-12-11 | — |
| CVE-2024-49264 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.2.1 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 6.5 | < 2.2.1 | 2.2.1 | 2024-10-14 | — |
| CVE-2024-4669 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.1.7 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | Medium 5.4 | < 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 | 2024-06-11 | — |
| CVE-2023-47827 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.1.3 | Incorrect Authorization | Medium 6.5 | < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 | 2023-11-16 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.1.3 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 | 2023-11-14 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.1.3 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 | 2023-11-14 | — |
Multiple plugins and/or themes for WordPress are vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the url parameter in various versions due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Source: CVE.org
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.3 via the naevents_elementor_template shortcode due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from private or draft posts created by Elementor that they should not have access to.
Source: CVE.org
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.2.2 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.
Source: Wordfence
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 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.
Source: Wordfence
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Basic Slider, Upcoming Events, and Schedule widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.4 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.
Source: CVE.org
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the naevents_bw_settings_save_func(), naevents_bw_toggle_submit_func(), naevents_pro_settings_save_func(), naevents_pro_toggle_submit_func() and naevents_uw_settings_save_func() functions all hooked via nopriv AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings.
Source: WPScan
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to missing capability checks on the naevents_bw_settings_save_func(), naevents_bw_toggle_submit_func(), naevents_pro_settings_save_func(), naevents_pro_toggle_submit_func() and naevents_uw_settings_save_func() functions all hooked via nopriv AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings.
Source: Wordfence
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the naevents_bw_settings_save_func(), naevents_bw_toggle_submit_func(), naevents_pro_settings_save_func(), naevents_pro_toggle_submit_func() and naevents_uw_settings_save_func() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Source: Wordfence
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-33999 | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.0.3 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') | High 7.1 | < 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | 2023-07-18 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 1.9.8 | Missing Authorization | Medium 6.3 | < 1.9.8 | 1.9.8 | 2022-03-04 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 1.9.8 | — | Unknown | < 1.9.8 | 1.9.8 | 2022-02-28 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 1.9.8 | — | Unknown | < 1.9.8 | 1.9.8 | 2022-02-28 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.3.0 | — | Medium 6.4 | < 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 | 0000-00-00 | — |
| — | Events Addon for Elementor [events-addon-for-elementor] < 2.1.3 | — | Unknown | < 2.1.3 | 2.1.3 | — | — |
Update the plugin to the latest version. Rafie Muhammad (Patchstack) discovered and reported this Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Events Addon for Elementor Plugin. This could allow a malicious actor to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into your website which will be executed when guests visit your site. This vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.0.3.
Source: Patchstack
The Freemius SDK, as used by hundreds of WordPress plugin and theme developers, was vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery and Information disclosure due to missing capability checks and nonce protection on the _get_debug_log, _get_db_option, and the _set_db_option functions in versions up to, and including 2.4.2. Any WordPress plugin or theme running a version of Freemius less than 2.4.3 is vulnerable.
Source: Wordfence
Toggle The Debug Mode via Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability discovered in WordPress Events Addon for Elementor plugin (versions < 1.9.8).
Source: Patchstack
Sensitive Information Disclosure vulnerability discovered in WordPress Events Addon for Elementor plugin (versions < 1.9.8).
Source: Patchstack
The Events Addon for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Typewriter and Countdown widgets in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.9 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.
Source: CVE.org
The plugin is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to missing nonce validation on the naevents_bw_settings_save_func(), naevents_bw_toggle_submit_func(), naevents_pro_settings_save_func(), naevents_pro_toggle_submit_func() and naevents_uw_settings_save_func() functions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Source: WPScan
Update this plugin to the latest release from wordpress.org — each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in") when one is on file.
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