CVE-2025-6970 Events Manager <= 7.0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via `orderby` Parameter
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Events Manager plugin to extract sensitive database information.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-6970?
CVE-2025-6970 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!, published on 9 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to time-based SQL Injection via the ‘orderby’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.3 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of sufficient preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6970?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pixelite Events Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2025-6970?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6970 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-2025-6970 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-6970 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in netweblogic Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!
- CVE-2015-9298 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2024-11260 SQL injection in Events Manager – Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more!
- CVE-2020-35012 Events Manager < 5.9.8 - Admin+ SQL Injection
- CVE-2023-48326 WordPress Events Manager Plugin <= 6.4.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2025-6976 Events Manager <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Shortcodes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h9rg-w6pv-pfwm.