XSS in Pixelite Events Manager
CVE-2020-35037
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
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Pixelite Events Manager
- Events Manager — versions 5.9.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35037?
- CVE-2020-35037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pixelite Events Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-12-01.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35037?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35037 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.