What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Events Manager for WordPress contains a SQL injection vulnerability in versions up to 6.6.4.4. An unauthenticated attacker can query the site's database directly over the network without user interaction. The vulnerability allows reading sensitive data such as user credentials and private event information. No patch version is currently available.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read sensitive data from the site's database, including user credentials and private event details.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Attackers can extract user passwords, email addresses, and confidential event booking data without your knowledge.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
July 9, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
