Easy Updates Manager <= 9.0.20 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'paged' Parameter

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6.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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

CVE	CVE-2026-7660
CVSS	6.1 (Medium)
Publicly Published	May 27, 2026
Last Updated	June 8, 2026
Researcher	Dmitrii Ignatyev - CleanTalk Inc

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.

Learn more about Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities and how to prevent them.

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Vulnerability Details for Easy Updates Manager

Easy Updates Manager

Software Type	Plugin
Software Slug	stops-core-theme-and-plugin-updates (view on wordpress.org)
Patched?	Yes
Remediation	Update to version 9.0.21, or a newer patched version
Affected Version	<= 9.0.20
Patched Version	9.0.21

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4.3

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Researchers:

#	Title	CVE ID	CVSS	Researchers	Date
1	Stops Core Theme And Plugin Updates <= 8.0.4 - Insufficient Restrictions on Option Changes	CVE-2019-15650	4.3		March 28, 2019

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