EventPress < 22.2 – Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The EventPress WordPress theme before 22.2 does not sanitize or escape the 'id' parameter in the eventpress_customizer_notify_dismiss_action AJAX handler before outputting it back in the response, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against logged-in users.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00164 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed EventPress (Unknown): 22.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EventPress | before 22.2 | 22.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- EventPress VendorUnknown Affected before 22.2 Fixed in 22.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA EventPress (Unknown) Fixed in 22.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-6268
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2m2r-cm3x-6c7x
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-6268 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-6268 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2m2r-cm3x-6c7x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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