CVE-2026-6268
HIGH 7.1 PoC AVAILABLEThe 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.
EXPLOIT AVAILABLE
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 6th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
● Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
7.1CVSS 3.1 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityLow
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityLow
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: A user must take an action (click / open a file)
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
Listed for defensive triage and patch prioritization.
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-79: Cross-site scripting (XSS)
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L