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CVE-2026-81791: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Ashan Perera EventON

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-81791cvecve-2026-81791cwe-79
Published: 09/10/2026 (09/10/2026, 14:23:44 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Ashan Perera
Product: EventON

Description

CVE-2026-81791 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the EventON plugin by Ashan Perera affecting versions up to and including 2.5.7. This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing an attacker with subscriber-level privileges to potentially execute malicious scripts. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5.

CVSS v3.1

Score 6.5medium

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected software

Affected versions
<=2.5.7

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/10/2026, 14:45:38 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability (CVE-2026-81791) is classified as CWE-79, indicating improper neutralization of input during web page generation leading to cross-site scripting (XSS). It affects EventON versions up to 2.5.7. The flaw allows a subscriber-level user to inject malicious scripts that could be executed in the context of other users, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges at the subscriber level, user interaction required, and scope changed, with low impact on confidentiality and integrity and low impact on availability.

Potential Impact

An attacker with subscriber privileges can exploit this XSS vulnerability to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users. This could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or user data. However, the impact is limited by the requirement for the attacker to have subscriber-level access and user interaction.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. No official patch or fix information is provided in the available data. Until a patch is available, consider restricting subscriber input or applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block XSS payloads where feasible.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2026-08-27T12:24:31.287Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED
Remediation Level
null

Threat ID: 6aa2c0ceacd9273b493aab10

Added to database: 09/10/2026, 14:38:06 UTC

Last enriched: 09/10/2026, 14:45:38 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 14:46:01 UTC

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