CVE-2026-28162 HIGH

CVE-2026-28162: WordPress Events Made Easy plugin <= 3.2.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Franky

Product Events Made Easy

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 24, 2026

Last update August 24, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Events Made Easy <= 3.2.5 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Events Made Easy versions up to 3.2.5 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a malicious link—and can affect multiple users across the site. Attackers need no authentication to exploit this flaw.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers, potentially stealing session tokens or performing actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors can be redirected, have their sessions hijacked, or see defaced content without warning.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 24, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28162 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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