CVE-2018-0576: 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.

medium Affects events-manager (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2018-05-14; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

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.

Package: events-manager (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <5.9
Fixed in: 5.9
Severity: medium CVSS 5.4
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (73.0th percentile)
Published: 2018-05-14
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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