Events Made Easy <= 2.2.35 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-25030
CVSS High (8.8)
Publicly Published December 6, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Krzysztof Zając
Description

The Events Made Easy WordPress plugin before 2.2.36 does not sanitise and escape the search_text parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the eme_searchmail AJAX action, available to any authenticated users. As a result, users with a role as low as subscriber can call it and perform SQL injection attacks

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug events-made-easy (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.2.35
Patched Version
  • 2.2.36
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