A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in wp-content/plugins/event-espresso-core-reg/admin_pages/messages/templates/ee_msg_admin_overview.template.php in the Event Espresso Core plugin before 4.10.7.p for WordPress allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the page parameter.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-26153 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 13.23%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-10 | 21.76% | 13.23% | -8.53% |
| 2 | 2026-03-31 | 34.64% | 21.76% | -12.88% |
| 3 | 2026-03-30 | — | 34.64% | — |
Full EPSS history (48 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.1 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| eventespresso | event_espresso | < 4.10.7.p | cpe:2.3:a:eventespresso:event_espresso:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/eventespresso/event-espresso-core/compare/4.10.6.p...4.10.7.p | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/cve-2020-26153-event-espresso-core-cross-site-scripting/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |