CVE-2018-13137

Public Exploit

Description

The Events Manager plugin 5.9.4 for WordPress has XSS via the dbem_event_reapproved_email_body parameter to the wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=event&page=events-manager-options URI.

Category

4.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.51%
Third-Party Advisory blogspot.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory wordpress.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/#developers product third party advisory
https://gist.github.com/ansarisec/12737c207c0851d52865ed60c08891b7 third party advisory exploit
https://ansawaf.blogspot.com/2019/04/cve-2018-13137-xss-in-events-manager.html third party advisory exploit
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9612

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-13137?
CVE-2018-13137 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-13137?
To fix CVE-2018-13137, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-13137 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-13137 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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