TI-2020-17828 Aliases CVE-2020-35037 GHSA-hcc9-4397-fcwc

Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

LOW 29CWE-79Published 2021-12-01 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00905 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed Events Manager (Unknown): 5.9.8

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Unknown	Events Manager	5.9.8 to before 5.9.8	5.9.8	Patch available	CNA

Events Manager VendorUnknown Affected 5.9.8 to before 5.9.8 Fixed in 5.9.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:pixelite:events_manager::::::wordpress::*	before 5.9.8	Vulnerable	Pixelite

cpe:2.3:a:pixelite:events_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 5.9.8 Vulnerable ·Pixelite

Remediation

Fix · CNA Events Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 5.9.8

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2021-12-01
Events Manager 5.9.8
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-17827 Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Admin+ SQL InjectionPriority LOW 35
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35037
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcc9-4397-fcwc

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/937b9bdb-7e8e-4ea8-82ec-aa5f6bd70619

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2336019/events-manager

TI-2025-06338 Events Manager <= 7.0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via `orderby` Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2015-07675 The events-manager plugin before 5.6 for WordPress has code injection. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-10431 SQL injection in netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-20239 WordPress Events Manager plugin <= 6.4.6.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2020-17827 Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
TI-2023-26189 WordPress Events Manager Plugin <= 6.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1

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Sources

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