CVE-2026-118634: Events Made Easy <= 3.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via ‘width’ Shortcode Attribute
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-08 00:03 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
The Events Made Easy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘width’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1 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.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by Wordfence, published 2026-10-30).
Weakness: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing low privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA has no evidence of exploitation. Automatable: no. Technical impact: partial.
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Exploit Observer found 3 code repositories naming this CVE.
Code repositories that name a CVE are often scanners, copies or fakes, and some are malware. Read the code before running anything.
See all 6 references on Exploit Observer
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.002
low predicted chance of attack - VEDAS
- 0.987
strong exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Detection rule
- Suricata
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| liedekef Events Made Easy | up to and including 3.3.1 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
How to fix it
No fixed version or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record yet. Watch the vendor’s security page.
How to detect it
Suricata rules (network detection)
1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2026-118634 WordPress Events Made Easy - Stored XSS via width parameter. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.
Show the rules
alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-118634 WordPress Events Made Easy - Stored XSS via width parameter"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"POST"; http.request_body; content:"width"; nocase; fast_pattern; pcre:"/width[^=&]{0,12}(?:=|%3d)[^&]*(?:<|%3c)\s*(?:\/?\s*)?(?:script|svg|img|iframe|body|details|object|embed|on[a-z]+\s*(?:=|%3d))/i"; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-118634; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-118634&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=events-made-easy&match=exact; sid:1105203; rev:1;)
CVE-2026-118634.rules on GitHub
References
Other references
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb80d586-1f49-4497-93e4-f27b3c26c53c?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-made-easy/tags/3.3.1/includes/eme-locations.php#L1902
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-made-easy/tags/3.3.1/includes/eme-locations.php#L1785
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/events-made-easy/tags/3.3.1/includes/eme-locations.php#L3089
- https://github.com/liedekef/events-made-easy/commit/c8f0e0a6134653ad9ddd82d89dc43dafd5d0b4b2
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3771828/events-made-easy/trunk/includes/eme-locations.php
Other databases
Where this comes from
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