CVE-2018-9020 — The Events Manager plugin before 5

The Events Manager plugin before 5.8.1.2 for WordPress allows XSS via the events-manager.js mapTitle parameter in the Google Maps miniature.

01What is this vulnerability?

The Events Manager plugin before 5.8.1.2 for WordPress allows XSS via the events-manager.js mapTitle parameter in the Google Maps miniature.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-03-26T02:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T23:01:57.625Z

09References

• wordpress.org — https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers
• www.gubello.me — https://www.gubello.me/blog/events-manager-authenticated-stored-xss/
• www.youtube.com — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40d7uXl36O4
• wp-events-plugin.com — http://wp-events-plugin.com/blog/2018/01/15/events-manager-5-8-1-2-security-rele…