SQL injection in WordPress Events Manager plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
The Marcus Events Manager WordPress plugin through 7.4.6 contains an SQL injection flaw (CWE-89). Improper neutralization of special SQL elements lets crafted input change the database queries the plugin runs. A remote attacker with a subscriber account can read sensitive database data and partly disrupt availability.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Subscriber SQL Injection in Events Manager <= 7.4.6 versions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Events Manager.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42633
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-vgg7-g85q-whc4
References
More Marcus vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-57187 WordPress Login With Ajax plugin <= 4.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-42633 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-42633 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vgg7-g85q-whc4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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