Event Monster: SQL injection
Event Monster is affected by SQL injection. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can alter database queries and expose or modify WordPress data.
- Component
- Event Monster
- Plugin slug
event-monster- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Nov 21, 2022
- Weakness
- Not assigned
This CVE was published Nov 21, 2022 and is one of 7 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Event Monster to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Event Monster WordPress plugin before 1.2.0 does not validate and escape some parameters before using them in SQL statements, which could lead to SQL Injection exploitable by high privilege users
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H