CVE-2020-35037
Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 1, 2021 at 10:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEvents Manager
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
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
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Events Manager· Pixelitewordpress-plugin
95%v < 5.9.8
Affected range stops below 5.9.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2336019/events-managerx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/937b9bdb-7e8e-4ea8-82ec-aa5f6bd70619CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality
- LOW
- Integrity
- LOW
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79
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