{"id":86968,"date":"2026-04-22T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-9807-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-the-events-calendar-wordpress-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9807-time-based-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-the-events-calendar-wordpress-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-9807: Time-based SQL Injection Vulnerability in The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-9807 vulnerability resides in The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 6.15.1. The vulnerability, a time-based SQL Injection, can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers, making it a significant security concern for WordPress website owners and developers. The vulnerability enhances the risk of data leakage or system compromise, thereby underlining the urgency for immediate mitigation.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-9807
\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Severity Score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise and sensitive data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

The Events Calendar WordPress Plugin | Up to and including 6.15.1<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploit takes advantage of insufficient escaping on a user-supplied parameter, specifically the ‘s’ parameter, and the absence of adequate preparation on the existing SQL query. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability by appending additional SQL queries to existing queries, potentially extracting sensitive data from the database or compromising the system.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

This conceptual example demonstrates how the vulnerability might be exploited. The attacker manipulates the ‘s’ parameter to insert a malicious SQL command:<\/p>\n

GET \/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events?s=1' UNION SELECT 1,CONCAT(user_login,':',user_pass) FROM wp_users WHERE id = 1 -- HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, the attacker is attempting to extract the login and password of the first user (usually the administrator) from the WordPress users’ table.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
To mitigate the CVE-2025-9807 vulnerability, users are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch. In situations where the patch cannot be applied immediately, the use of Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. However, applying the patch remains the best long-term solution to the vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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