Events Manager < 7.3.7 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via PHP Object Injection in Booking Registration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Events Manager | before 7.3.7 | 7.3.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- Events Manager VendorUnknown Affected before 7.3.7 Fixed in 7.3.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Events Manager (Unknown) Fixed in 7.3.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12987
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpwx-q57v-jhwg
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-12987 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-12987 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wpwx-q57v-jhwg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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