CVE-2020-29395: The EventON plugin through 3.0.5 for WordPress allows addons/?q= XSS via the search field.

medium Affects eventon (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2020-11-30; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The EventON plugin through 3.0.5 for WordPress allows addons/?q= XSS via the search field.

Package: eventon (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <=3.0.5
Fixed in: no fix recorded
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 13% (96.3th percentile)
Published: 2020-11-30
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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