Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar - Amelia WordPress Plugin SQL Injection Vulnerability

A SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar - Amelia plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions through 1.2.35. The vulnerability arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the 'search' parameter, coupled with a lack of proper preparation in the SQL query. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to inject additional SQL commands into existing queries, potentially leading to the extraction of sensitive information from the database.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for SQL injection, where attackers can manipulate database queries to access or modify database information. In this case, it could be used to extract sensitive data from the database.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar - Amelia plugin to version 1.2.36 or a newer patched version.