CVE-2026-18057: CWE-89 SQL Injection in Events Manager
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Events Manager WordPress plugin versions before 7.4.1 contain a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) due to improper sanitization and escaping of user input used in SQL statements. This vulnerability enables users with subscriber or higher privileges to manipulate booking consent records belonging to other users by injecting malicious SQL code. No CVSS score or vendor advisory is currently available, and no patch or remediation information has been provided.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges to manipulate or tamper with booking consent records of other users via SQL injection. This could lead to unauthorized data modification or disclosure within the affected plugin's database tables. There is no indication of known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user privileges where possible and monitor for suspicious activity related to booking consent records. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions to untrusted users.
CVE-2026-18057: CWE-89 SQL Injection in Events Manager
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.1high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Events Manager WordPress plugin versions before 7.4.1 contain a SQL injection vulnerability (CWE-89) due to improper sanitization and escaping of user input used in SQL statements. This vulnerability enables users with subscriber or higher privileges to manipulate booking consent records belonging to other users by injecting malicious SQL code. No CVSS score or vendor advisory is currently available, and no patch or remediation information has been provided.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow authenticated users with subscriber or higher privileges to manipulate or tamper with booking consent records of other users via SQL injection. This could lead to unauthorized data modification or disclosure within the affected plugin's database tables. There is no indication of known active exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict subscriber-level user privileges where possible and monitor for suspicious activity related to booking consent records. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- WPScan
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-28T13:06:48.950Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7c0ea3bf8831d539143514
Added to database: 08/12/2026, 06:11:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/12/2026, 06:32:03 UTC
Last updated: 08/13/2026, 00:41:10 UTC
Views: 8
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