CVE-2023-28660 SQL injection in Events Made Easy WordPress Plugin

What is CVE-2023-28660?

CVE-2023-28660 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Events Made Easy WordPress Plugin, published on 22 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Events Made Easy WordPress Plugin, version <= 2.3.14 is affected by an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'search_name' parameter in the eme_recurrences_list action.

Weakness: CWE-89

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28660?

It affects 1 product.

Products include E-Dynamics Events Made Easy.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28660?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28660 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-2023-28660 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-28660 exists.

Other vulnerabilities in Events Made Easy WordPress Plugin

• CVE-2022-1905 Events Made Easy < 2.2.81 - Unauthenticated SQLi Critical 9.8
• CVE-2021-25030 Events Made Easy < 2.2.36 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection High 8.8
• CVE-2023-0404 Events Made Easy <= 2.3.16 - Missing Authorization Medium 5.4
• CVE-2021-24813 Events Made Easy < 2.2.24 - Admin+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium 4.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-qg3q-cq5x-4g26.