Description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not sanitise and escape a user-controlled value before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with a subscriber account and above to perform SQL injection attacks and tamper with booking consent records belonging to other people.
Published: 2026-08-12
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The flaw in Events Manager before version 7.4.1 allows a user with a subscriber role or higher to inject arbitrary SQL through a lack of input sanitisation. An attacker can therefore modify or delete booking consent records that belong to other users, compromising data integrity and potentially revealing sensitive booking information.

Affected Systems

All WordPress sites running the Events Manager plugin with a version earlier than 7.4.1 are vulnerable. The vulnerability exists regardless of the hosting environment or other installed plugins, as the code paths are identical across all affected releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.1 flags this as a high‑severity vulnerability. The attack vector is remote: any authenticated subscriber can trigger the injection via normal web requests. EPSS indicates a probability of exploitation below 1%, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting a lower likelihood of widespread attacks. Nevertheless, the potential impact on user data integrity is significant, warranting prompt remediation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 02:23 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Events Manager plugin to version 7.4.1 or later, where the SQL injection vector is fixed.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict subscriber accounts from making booking changes or disable the booking feature entirely until the patch is applied.
  • Deploy a web application firewall or input sanitisation layer that blocks or validates suspect SQL input before it reaches the plugin.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 13, 2026 at 02:23 UTC.

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History

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:45:00 +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

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-89

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not sanitise and escape a user-controlled value before using it in a SQL statement, allowing users with a subscriber account and above to perform SQL injection attacks and tamper with booking consent records belonging to other people.
Title Events Manager < 7.4.1 - Subscriber+ Booking Consent Record Tampering via SQL Injection
References

Subscriptions

Events Manager Project Events Manager
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:05:51.018Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T13:06:48.950Z

Link: CVE-2026-18057

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T16:05:35.972Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-12T06:19:34.757

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-18057

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-13T10:30:04Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-89

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