PLUGIN SECURITY
Is Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar safe?
The Events Calendar Elementor widgets help you manage and display an upcoming events list with date, time, venue and event ticket booking details.
What this plugin does
- Slug:
events-widgets-for-elementor-and-the-events-calendar - Author: Cool Plugins
- 10000+ active installs
- 90/100 rating (108 reviews on wordpress.org)
- 410865 all-time downloads
- On WordPress.org since 2020-10-08
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Maintenance status
- Latest known version: 1.8.2
- Last updated: 2026-08-26 9:28am GMT
- Tested up to WordPress: 7.1
- Requires PHP: 7.2+
- Max supported PHP (analyzed): 8.4
Known vulnerabilities
1 known CVE on file for Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar. Reported between 2022 and 2022.
| CVE | Vulnerability | Type | Severity | Affected | Fixed in | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar [events-widgets-for-elementor-and-the-events-calendar] <= 1.4.3 | — | Unknown | < 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | 2022-04-06 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar [events-widgets-for-elementor-and-the-events-calendar] <= 1.4.3 | — | Unknown | < 1.4.3 | 1.4.3 | 2022-04-06 | ✓ fixed in latest |
| — | Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar [events-widgets-for-elementor-and-the-events-calendar] < 1.5 | — | Unknown | < 1.5 | 1.5 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
| CVE-2022-4950 | Multiple Plugins from Cool Plugins - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Plugin Installation & Activation | — | Unknown | < 1.5 | 1.5 | — | ✓ fixed in latest |
How to fix it
Keep Events Widgets For Elementor And The Events Calendar updated — 1.8.2 is the latest version on wordpress.org, and each CVE above lists the exact release that fixed it ("Fixed in").
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