# CVE-2026-88801: MDJM Event Management stored XSS in role creation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-88801-the-mdjm-event-management-and-mobile-events-manager-wordpress  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-06. Updated: 2026-11-06  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-88801 · Severity: high · CVSS 8 · Published 2026-11-06

MDJM Event Management and Mobile Events Manager are WordPress plugins for managing DJs and events. An authenticated attacker with minimal privileges, such as a subscriber account, can inject malicious scripts into WordPress roles that execute when site administrators visit user management pages, potentially allowing account takeover or data theft.

Technologies: [MDJM Event Management](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mdjm-event-management), [MDJM Mobile Events Manager](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mdjm-mobile-events-manager). Vendors: [MDJM](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/mdjm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-88801 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-88801 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-88801?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 8, published 6 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** MDJM Event Management through 1.7.8.7; MDJM Mobile Events Manager through 1.7.8.7.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-88801?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-88801 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-88801?** Check whether you run MDJM Event Management or MDJM Mobile Events Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The plugins fail to validate permissions or use nonces before creating WordPress roles from user-supplied input, and store the role name without proper escaping. This stored XSS vulnerability requires only low-privilege authentication to exploit and executes in the context of admin screens when opened by an administrator.

## Affected products

- MDJM MDJM Event Management through 1.7.8.7
- MDJM Mobile Events Manager through 1.7.8.7

## Timeline

- 2026-11-02: disclosed
- 2026-11-06: advisory

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b8d19f5-4801-4a53-9001-9e58231e6837/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2b8d19f5-4801-4a53-9001-9e58231e6837/)

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