Evento Security & Risk Analysis

wordpress.org/plugins/evento

Enhance EventPress WordPress Themes Functionality.

1K active installs v2.5 PHP 5.6+ WP 6.0+ Updated May 13, 2025
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CVEs total0
Unpatched0
Last CVENever
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Safety Verdict

Is Evento Safe to Use in 2026?

Generally Safe

Score 92/100

Evento has no known CVEs and is actively maintained. It's a solid choice for most WordPress installations.

No known CVEs Updated 1yr ago
Risk Assessment

The "evento" v2.5 plugin exhibits a generally strong security posture based on the static analysis. The absence of any identified AJAX handlers, REST API routes, shortcodes, or cron events without proper authentication or permission checks, combined with zero critical or high severity taint flows, suggests a minimal attack surface. The plugin also utilizes prepared statements exclusively for SQL queries and has no recorded vulnerabilities, indicating a history of security consciousness. However, a significant concern arises from the output escaping: only 54% of outputs are properly escaped. This means over half of the plugin's outputting functions may be susceptible to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities if user-supplied data is not sanitized before display. While the plugin has a clean vulnerability history, the high percentage of unescaped output presents a tangible risk that warrants immediate attention.

Key Concerns

  • High percentage of unescaped output
Vulnerabilities
None known

Evento Security Vulnerabilities

No known vulnerabilities — this is a good sign.
Version History

Evento Release Timeline

v2.6
v2.5Current
v2.4
v2.2
v2.1
v2.0
v1.9
v1.8
v1.7
v1.6
v1.5
v1.4
v1.3
v1.2
v1.1
v1.0.20
v1.0.19
v1.0.18
v1.0.17
v1.0.16
Code Analysis
Analyzed Mar 16, 2026

Evento Code Analysis

Dangerous Functions
0
Raw SQL Queries
0
0 prepared
Unescaped Output
160
186 escaped
Nonce Checks
0
Capability Checks
2
File Operations
2
External Requests
0
Bundled Libraries
0

Output Escaping

54% escaped346 total outputs
Attack Surface

Evento Attack Surface

Entry Points0
Unprotected0
WordPress Hooks 41
actioninitevento.php:68
actionwidgets_initevento.php:115
actionwidgets_initevento.php:116
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-countdown.php:199
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-countdown.php:227
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-gallery.php:249
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-gallery.php:283
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-navigation.php:315
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-organizer.php:217
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-organizer.php:251
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-slider-section.php:229
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-slider-section.php:250
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-style-configurator.php:81
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-typography.php:944
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventplus\features\eventplus-typography.php:1227
actionwp_headinc\eventplus\prebuilt-color.php:47
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventplus\sections\section-countdown.php:105
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventplus\sections\section-gallery.php:121
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventplus\sections\section-organizer.php:84
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventplus\sections\section-slider.php:119
actionwp_headinc\eventplus\typography_style.php:494
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-countdown.php:199
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-countdown.php:227
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-gallery.php:249
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-gallery.php:283
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-navigation.php:315
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-organizer.php:213
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-organizer.php:247
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-slider-section.php:229
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-slider-section.php:251
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-style-configurator.php:81
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-typography.php:944
actioncustomize_registerinc\eventpress\features\eventpress-typography.php:1227
actionwp_headinc\eventpress\prebuilt-color.php:158
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventpress\sections\section-countdown.php:105
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventpress\sections\section-gallery.php:121
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventpress\sections\section-organizer.php:97
actioneventpress_sectionsinc\eventpress\sections\section-slider.php:127
actionwp_headinc\eventpress\typography_style.php:494
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\widget\social-widget.php:27
actionadmin_enqueue_scriptsinc\widget\social-widget.php:28
Maintenance & Trust

Evento Maintenance & Trust

Maintenance Signals

WordPress version tested6.8.5
Last updatedMay 13, 2025
PHP min version5.6
Downloads49K

Community Trust

Rating0/100
Number of ratings0
Active installs1K
Developer Profile

Evento Developer Profile

Nayra Themes

72 plugins · 54K total installs

78
trust score
Avg Security Score
99/100
Avg Patch Time
271 days
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Detection Fingerprints

How We Detect Evento

Patterns used to identify this plugin on WordPress sites during automated security audits and web crawling.

Asset Fingerprints

Asset Paths
/wp-content/plugins/evento/inc/custom-controls/range-validator/assets/css/range-control.css/wp-content/plugins/evento/inc/custom-controls/range-validator/assets/js/range-control.js/wp-content/plugins/evento/inc/custom-controls/select/assets/js/select-control.js/wp-content/plugins/evento/inc/custom-controls/select/assets/selectize.default.css/wp-content/plugins/evento/inc/custom-controls/select/assets/js/selectize.min.js

HTML / DOM Fingerprints

CSS Classes
evento-rangeevento-range-defievento-range-valueevento-resets-range-valueevento-select-control
Data Attributes
type="evento-range"
JS Globals
Evento_Customizer_Range_ControlEvento_Customizer_Select_Control
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Evento