Is Event Post safe to use?

Laskyr does not give safety verdicts. No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (6.1.2). As of 2026-11-04. 14 issues are on record for older versions; version 6.1.2 or newer fixes all of them that state a fix. Keep Event Post on the latest version (6.1.2) and remove it if you do not use it.

Which versions of Event Post are vulnerable?

Known issues on record (newest first): Missing authorization check (6.1.1 and older, fixed in 6.1.2); Missing authorization check (6.0.1 and older, fixed in 6.1.0); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.10.3 and older, fixed in 5.10.4); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.10.1 and older, fixed in 5.10.2); Cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.9.11 and older, fixed in 5.10.0); Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) (5.9.8 and older, fixed in 5.9.9). The full list with sources is on this page.

What is the latest version of Event Post?

6.1.2, according to wordpress.org (last updated 2026-10-08). It has 1,000+ active installs.

What should I do if my Event Post is out of date?

Take a backup, then update it from Dashboard > Updates (or run wp plugin update event-post). If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can. If you think the site was already attacked, run a free scan at https://laskyr.com/scan.

Plugins · event-post · data as of 2026-11-04

Is Event Post safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

Latest version: 6.1.2
Last updated: 2026-10-08
Active installs: 1,000+
Known issues on record: 14
Unpatched in latest: 0
Tested up to WP: 7.1.4

The only WordPress plugin using native posts as full calendar events with begin and end date, geolocation, color and weather. — by Bastien Ho

What to do

Update to the latest version (6.1.2). Anything older than 6.1.2 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.

With WP-CLI: wp plugin get event-post --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update event-post updates it.

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

14 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.

medium 6.5 CVE-2026-107427 · published 2026-10-12

Missing authorization check in Event Post (6.1.1 and older)

Affected: 6.1.1 and older
Fixed in: 6.1.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in NOUS Ouvert Utile et Simple Event post event-post allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through 6.1.1.

NVD CVE-2026-107427 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2026-107432 · published 2026-10-12

Missing authorization check in Event Post (6.1.1 and older)

Affected: 6.1.1 and older
Fixed in: 6.1.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Missing Authorization vulnerability in NOUS Ouvert Utile et Simple Event post event-post allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through 6.1.1.

NVD CVE-2026-107432 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.3 CVE-2026-65486 · published 2026-07-23

Missing authorization check in Event Post (6.0.1 and older)

Affected: 6.0.1 and older
Fixed in: 6.1.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Event post <= 6.0.1 versions.

NVD CVE-2026-65486 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-62042 · published 2025-10-22

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.10.3 and older)

Affected: 5.10.3 and older
Fixed in: 5.10.4
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bastien Ho Event post event-post.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through <= 5.10.3.

NVD CVE-2025-62042 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-49298 · published 2025-06-06

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.10.1 and older)

Affected: 5.10.1 and older
Fixed in: 5.10.2
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bastien Ho Event post event-post allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through <= 5.10.1.

NVD CVE-2025-49298 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-46228 · published 2025-04-22

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.11 and older)

Affected: 5.9.11 and older
Fixed in: 5.10.0
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bastien Ho Event post event-post allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through <= 5.9.11.

NVD CVE-2025-46228 Patchstack advisory

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-26923 · published 2025-03-26

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.8 and older)

Affected: 5.9.8 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.9
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2025-26923 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2025-2167 · published 2025-03-26

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.9 and older)

Affected: 5.9.9 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.10 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'events_list' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.9 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.

NVD CVE-2025-2167 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 6.5 CVE-2025-24585 · published 2025-01-24

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.7 and older)

Affected: 5.9.7 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.8
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

NVD CVE-2025-24585 Patchstack advisory

medium 5.4 CVE-2024-10186 · published 2024-11-06

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.6 and older)

Affected: 5.9.6 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.7 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's events_cal shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.6 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.

NVD CVE-2024-10186 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)wordpress.org

high 7.5 CVE-2024-38735 · published 2024-07-12

File inclusion in Event Post (5.9.5 and older)

Affected: 5.9.5 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.6
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack

Details from the advisory

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Bastien Ho Event post event-post.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through <= 5.9.5.

NVD CVE-2024-38735 Patchstack advisory Patchstack advisory

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-1375 · published 2024-07-12

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Event Post (5.9.10 and older)

Affected: 5.9.10 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.11 *
Access needed (per CVSS): No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized bulk metadata update due to a missing nonce check on the save_bulkdatas function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.10. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update post_meta_data via a forged request, granted they can trick a logged-in user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

NVD CVE-2024-1375 Wordfence advisory Plugin source

medium 4.3 CVE-2024-1376 · published 2024-05-24

Missing authorization check in Event Post (5.9.4 and older)

Affected: 5.9.4 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.5 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence

Details from the advisory

The Event post plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized bulk metadata update due to a missing capability check on the save_bulkdatas function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber access or higher, to update post_meta_data.

NVD CVE-2024-1376 Wordfence advisory Code change (fix)

medium 5.4 CVE-2023-49179 · published 2023-12-15

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.8.6 and older)

Affected: 5.8.6 and older
Fixed in: 5.9.0 *
Access needed (per CVSS): Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber); someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
Range from: CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by NVD

Details from the advisory

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in N.O.U.S. Open Useful and Simple Event post allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Event post: from n/a through 5.8.6.

NVD CVE-2023-49179 Patchstack advisory

Recent activity

2026-10-08 — latest release on wordpress.org (6.1.2).
2026-10-12 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-107427), fixed in 6.1.2.
2026-10-12 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-107432), fixed in 6.1.2.
2026-07-23 — Missing authorization check disclosed (CVE-2026-65486), fixed in 6.1.0.

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Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (8) · Missing authorization (4) · File inclusion (1) · Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) (1)

Where this data comes from

Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/event-post (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.

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Is Event Post safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version

No known unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest version (6.1.2)

What to do

Check your version

Known vulnerabilities

Missing authorization check in Event Post (6.1.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in Event Post (6.1.1 and older)

Missing authorization check in Event Post (6.0.1 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.10.3 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.10.1 and older)

Cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.11 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.8 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.9 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.7 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.9.6 and older)

File inclusion in Event Post (5.9.5 and older)

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) in Event Post (5.9.10 and older)

Missing authorization check in Event Post (5.9.4 and older)

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in Event Post (5.8.6 and older)

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