CVE-2026-7660 Easy Updates Manager <= 9.0.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'paged' Parameter
Attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the paged parameter, potentially compromising administrator accounts when they click malicious links.
- 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-2026-7660?
CVE-2026-7660 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in davidanderson Easy Updates Manager, published on 28 May 2026. 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 Easy Updates Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'paged' parameter in versions up to, and including, 9.0.20 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the pagination() function. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-7660?
How do I fix CVE-2026-7660?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-7660 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-2026-7660 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-7660 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4h59-2qw2-mv4q.