CVE-2020-35037 json
Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
published 2021-12-01 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-22797
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 5.9.8 does not sanitise and escape some search parameter before outputing them in pages, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
0.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/937b9bdb-7e8e-4ea8-82ec-aa5f6bd70619 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Events Manager
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
-
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
/changeset/2336019/events-manager
patch, third-party-advisory
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/937b9bdb-7e8e-4ea8-82ec-aa5f6bd70619
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-35037
- NVD CVE-2020-35037
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