WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2026-7660 Deferred

Easy Updates Manager: Cross-site scripting

Easy Updates Manager is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed. The published affected range is <= 9.0.20.

CVE / CNA score 6.1 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
Easy Updates Manager
Plugin slug
stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates
Affected
<= 9.0.20
Safe version
> 9.0.20
Published
May 28, 2026
Weakness
CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published May 28, 2026 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Easy Updates Manager to a release after 9.0.20, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

The Easy Updates Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'paged' parameter in versions up to, and including, 9.0.20 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the pagination() function. This makes it possible for attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page granted they can trick an administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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

References

Primary and upstream sources