Description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.3.7 does not safely handle booking-registration data on sites using No-User-Account Booking Mode: a booker-supplied registration field is stored as booking meta and later deserialized without restricting allowed classes, enabling PHP object injection. The resulting gadget chain reaches a database query that is built without parameterisation, so an unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary database data (e.g. user password hashes, secret keys) when the booking is later loaded.
Published: 2026-07-22
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.3.7 allows an unauthenticated attacker to submit crafted booking-registration data when the site is configured for No-User-Account Booking Mode. The plugin stores this data as booking meta and later deserializes it without restricting allowed classes, enabling PHP object injection. The injected objects form a gadget chain that reaches an SQL query built without parameterization, which satisfies the criteria of CWE-89 SQL Injection. A successful exploitation therefore lets the attacker read arbitrary database rows, including user password hashes and secret keys.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have the Events Manager plugin installed with a version older than 7.3.7 and have enabled No-User-Account Booking Mode. The vulnerability is specifically triggered by the booking-registration fields used by bookers with no logged‑in accounts.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high severity impact. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests that exploitation is currently uncommon, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Nevertheless, because no authentication is required and the attack vector involves only a standard HTTP request to submit a booking, the likelihood of an attacker executing this vector on vulnerable sites is non‑zero. If successful, the attacker gains read‑only access to sensitive data in the database without altering it, which could compromise credential confidentiality and enable downstream breaches.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 15:48 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Events Manager to version 7.3.7 or later.
  • Temporarily disable the No-User-Account Booking Mode until the plugin is updated or apply a restrictive whitelist to booking-registration fields to prevent PHP object deserialization.
  • Verify that the plugin’s database interactions employ prepared statements and that all user input is properly validated before being used in queries.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 4, 2026 at 15:48 UTC.

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History

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Events Manager Project
Events Manager Project events Manager
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Events Manager Project
Events Manager Project events Manager
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-89
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.3.7 does not safely handle booking-registration data on sites using No-User-Account Booking Mode: a booker-supplied registration field is stored as booking meta and later deserialized without restricting allowed classes, enabling PHP object injection. The resulting gadget chain reaches a database query that is built without parameterisation, so an unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary database data (e.g. user password hashes, secret keys) when the booking is later loaded.
Title Events Manager < 7.3.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via PHP Object Injection in Booking Registration
References

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Events Manager Project Events Manager
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-22T12:59:16.253Z

Reserved: 2026-06-23T11:46:08.263Z

Link: CVE-2026-12987

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T12:58:53.639Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-04T16:00:12Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

    Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')