EventPress Plugin up to 22.1 on WordPress AJAX eventpress_customizer_notify_dismiss_action id cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in EventPress Plugin up to 22.1 on WordPress. This affects the function eventpress_customizer_notify_dismiss_action of the component AJAX Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument ID can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-6268. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in EventPress Plugin up to 22.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function eventpress_customizer_notify_dismiss_action of the component AJAX Handler. The manipulation of the argument id with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was shared by Mustafa Ahmed. The advisory is shared for download at wpscan.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-6268 since 04/14/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

Upgrading to version 22.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-32097). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: EventPress Plugin 22.2

Timelineinfo

04/14/2026 CVE reserved
05/27/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/27/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wpscan.com
Researcher: Mustafa Ahmed
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-6268 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6268
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-365884
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/27/2026 09:02
Updated: 05/27/2026 10:33
Changes: 05/27/2026 09:02 (59), 05/27/2026 10:33 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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