Simple Events Calendar <= 1.4.0 - Authenticated SQL Injection

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24552
CVSS High (7.2)
Publicly Published July 24, 2021
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Shreya Pohekar
Description

The Simple Events Calendar WordPress plugin through 1.4.0 does not sanitise, validate or escape the event_id POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement when deleting events, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug simple-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 1.4.0
Patched Version
  • 1.4.1
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