{"id":86607,"date":"2026-03-04T18:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:36:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-6970-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-events-manager-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6970-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-events-manager-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6970: Time-Based SQL Injection Vulnerability in Events Manager WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-6970 vulnerability pertains to a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability found in the Events Manager &#8211; Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability specifically affects all versions up to, and including, 7.0.3, and poses a significant threat in terms of potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6970<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Possible system compromise and data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4152793645\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Events Manager Plugin for WordPress | Up to, and including, 7.0.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit is conducted through time-based SQL Injection via the \u2018orderby\u2019 parameter. Due to insufficient escaping on the user-supplied parameter and lack of proper preparation on the existing SQL query, unauthenticated attackers can append additional SQL queries into already existing ones. This allows the attacker to extract sensitive information from the database.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3950000283\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP request with a malicious payload:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/wordpress\/index.php?orderby=&#039; OR SLEEP(5) -- HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAccept: *\/*\nAccept-Language: en\nUser-Agent: Mozilla\/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit\/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome\/58.0.3029.110 Safari\/537.3\nConnection: close<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, if the server response is significantly delayed (by approximately 5 seconds, as indicated by the SLEEP(5) function), it indicates that the SQL injection was successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recommended mitigation strategy for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. In the interim, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used to temporarily mitigate the risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-6970 vulnerability pertains to a time-based SQL Injection vulnerability found in the Events Manager &#8211; Calendar, Bookings, Tickets, and more! plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability specifically affects all versions up to, and including, 7.0.3, and poses a significant threat in terms of potential system compromise or data leakage. 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