CVE-2020-35037 Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
An attacker can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized search parameters in the Events Manager WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-35037?
CVE-2020-35037 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Events Manager, published on 1 Dec 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 5.9.8 does not sanitise and escape some search parameter before outputing them in pages, which could lead to Cross-Site Scripting issues
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-35037?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pixelite Events Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2020-35037?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-35037 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2020-35037 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-35037 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Events Manager
- CVE-2015-9298 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-6970 Events Manager <= 7.0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via `orderby` Parameter
- CVE-2024-11260 SQL injection in Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!
- CVE-2020-35012 Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-48326 WordPress Events Manager Plugin <= 6.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcc9-4397-fcwc.