CVE-2018-9020 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Events Manager plugin for WordPress, specifically affecting versions prior to 5.8.1.2. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) allows an authenticated attacker to inject malicious scripts via the mapTitle parameter in the Google Maps miniature, requiring user interaction to trigger. While the attack complexity is low, successful exploitation could lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.8.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:pixelite:events_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.