WordPress security changelog
CRITICAL CVE-2017-7719 Deferred

Spider Event Calendar: SQL injection

Spider Event Calendar 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.

CVE / CNA score 9.8 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 9.8 CVSS 3.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Spider Event Calendar
Plugin slug
spider-event-calendar
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Apr 12, 2017
Weakness
CWE-89 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

This CVE was published Apr 12, 2017 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Spider Event Calendar 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

SQL injection in the Spider Event Calendar (aka spider-event-calendar) plugin before 1.5.52 for WordPress is exploitable with the order_by parameter to calendar_functions.php or widget_Theme_functions.php, related to front_end/frontend_functions.php.

NVD vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary and upstream sources