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CVE-2018-9020

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-03-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Events Manager plugin before 5.8.1.2 for WordPress allows XSS via the events-manager.js mapTitle parameter in the Google Maps miniature.

Affected products

• netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!: before 5.8.1.2 — fixed in 5.8.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! 5.8.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://wp-events-plugin.com/blog/2018/01/15/events-manager-5-8-1-2-security-release/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers
• https://www.gubello.me/blog/events-manager-authenticated-stored-xss/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40d7uXl36O4
• http://wp-events-plugin.com/blog/2018/01/15/events-manager-5-8-1-2-security-release/
• https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers
• https://www.gubello.me/blog/events-manager-authenticated-stored-xss/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40d7uXl36O4

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