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CVE-2018-0576: WordPress Events Manager plugin lets attackers run scripts

CVE-2018-0576 · published 8 years ago

Summary

Versions of the Events Manager plugin for WordPress before 5.9 let an attacker place their own code on your site. This could let them see visitors' information or change what users see. Update the plugin to version 5.9 or later to stop this risk.

What to do

Update pixelite events_manager to version 5.9 or later.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
pixelite	events_manager	< 5.9 `cpe:2.3:a:pixelite:events_manager::::::wordpress::*`

Original advisory text

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Events Manager plugin prior to version 5.9 for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

References

http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN85531148/index.html Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9609

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

5.4 Medium

Exploitation

1% chance of attack within 30 days

Type

CWE-79Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

Timeline

Published14 May 2018

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2018-0576 · NVD

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