Events Manager WordPress Plugin Unauthenticated SQL Injection Vulnerability

A time-based SQL injection vulnerability has been identified in the Events Manager WordPress plugin, specifically in versions through 7.0.3. The issue arises from inadequate escaping of user-supplied data in the 'orderby' parameter, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject additional SQL queries. This could be exploited to extract sensitive information from the database.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability allows for time-based SQL injection, where an attacker can manipulate SQL queries to extract data from the database. In this case, the vulnerability could be used to access sensitive information stored in the database.

Reproduction

The vulnerability can be reproduced by sending a request to a WordPress site with the Events Manager plugin active, using the 'orderby' parameter to inject SQL commands. The injected SQL can then be used to extract data from the database, demonstrating the SQL injection vulnerability.

Remediation

Users are advised to update the Events Manager WordPress plugin to version 7.0.4 or 6.6.5, both of which contain patches for this vulnerability.