CVE-2013-7478: The events-manager plugin before 5.5 for WordPress has XSS via EM_Ticket::get_post.

medium Affects events-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2019-08-22; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The events-manager plugin before 5.5 for WordPress has XSS via EM_Ticket::get_post.

Package: events-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.5
Fixed in: 5.5
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (59.9th percentile)
Published: 2019-08-22
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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