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Vulnerability record · CVE-2020-9459 · published 28 February 2020

CVE-2020-9459: Webnus modern events calendar lite cross-site scripting vulnerability

Webnus · Modern Events Calendar Lite

Multiple Stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite plugin through 5.1.6 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users (with minimal permissions) to inject arbitrary JavaScript, HTML, or CSS via Ajax actions. This affects mec_save_notifications and import_settings.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.0% · top 37.1% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5
1.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Multiple Stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Webnus Modern Events Calendar Lite plugin through 5.1.6 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users (with minimal permissions) to inject arbitrary JavaScript, HTML, or CSS via Ajax actions. This affects mec_save_notifications and import_settings.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10100 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/site-takeover-campaign-exploits-multiple-zero-day-vulnerabilities/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/10100 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2020/02/site-takeover-campaign-exploits-multiple-zero-day-vulnerabilities/ ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2020-9459), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-17). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.