CVE-2026-12987 Events Manager < 7.3.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via PHP Object Injection in Booking Registration
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary database data via SQL injection triggered by PHP object injection in the Events Manager WordPress plugin.
- 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-2026-12987?
CVE-2026-12987 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Unknown Events Manager, published on 22 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.3.7 does not safely handle booking-registration data on sites using No-User-Account Booking Mode: a booker-supplied registration field is stored as booking meta and later deserialized without restricting allowed classes, enabling PHP object injection. The resulting gadget chain reaches a database query that is built without parameterisation, so an unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary database data (e.g. user password hashes, secret keys) when the booking is later loaded.
Weakness: CWE-89
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12987?
How do I fix CVE-2026-12987?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12987 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-2026-12987 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-12987 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpwx-q57v-jhwg.