CVE-2021-25030 Events Made Easy < 2.2.36 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection
Authenticated subscribers can perform SQL injection attacks via the search_text parameter in the Events Made Easy WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25030?
CVE-2021-25030 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Events Made Easy, published on 3 Jan 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25030?
It affects 1 product.
Products include E-Dynamics Events Made Easy.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25030?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25030 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Use parameterised queries everywhere and never build SQL by joining strings. Upgrade affected software first; a web application firewall only buys time. More about SQL injection.
Is CVE-2021-25030 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25030 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Events Made Easy
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7542-2wqc-jc3v.