Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Events Manager <= 7.4.1 versions.
Published: 2026-08-06
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Events Manager plugin for WordPress contains an unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting vulnerability in all versions up to and including 7.4.1. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into a page that displays event details or other plugin‑managed content. When a user views the affected page, the injected script runs with the privileges of the visitor’s browser, enabling cookie theft, session hijacking, defacement, or other client‑side attacks. The weakness is classified as CWE‑79 and was scored with a CVSS of 7.1, indicating a high potential for damage to confidentiality and integrity.

Affected Systems

Affected products are the Events Manager WordPress plugin, version 7.4.1 and earlier, produced by @msykes:Events Manager. No other versions are marked as vulnerable in the provided data.

Risk and Exploitability

The vulnerability is unauthenticated and does not require any special privileges; exploitation can be performed by any visitor to a site running the vulnerable plugin. The EPSS score is not available, so the likelihood of exploitation cannot be quantified, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a high risk, and because the weakness is client‑side XSS, successful exploitation depends on user interaction, typically by clicking a link or visiting a crafted event URL.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 15:37 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4.2 or later
  • If an upgrade is not possible, disable or remove the Events Manager plugin to eliminate the attack surface
  • Ensure that WordPress core and all other plugins are kept up to date with the latest security patches

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 6, 2026 at 15:37 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Events Manager <= 7.4.1 versions.
Title WordPress Events Manager plugin <= 7.4.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T16:46:31.995Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T09:00:34.597Z

Link: CVE-2026-66457

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T16:46:17.218Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-06T15:17:20.590

Modified: 2026-08-12T20:58:37.847

Link: CVE-2026-66457

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-06T15:45:02Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')