Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site running Modern Events Calendar <7.35.0
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DeliverySend crafted request with SQL payload
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ExploitInjection executes in database query
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ExecutionExtract user credentials and secrets
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ImpactReuse data for account takeover
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | The affected system must be running WordPress with the Modern Events Calendar plugin (Webnus) at a version below 7.35.0, with the vulnerable plugin endpoint reachable over the network. Per CVSS AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no authentication, no elevated privileges, and no user interaction are required - exploitation works against a default installation of the vulnerable plugin. The primary limiting factor is simply having the plugin installed and internet-reachable and being on a pre-7.35.0 version; sites already on 7.35.0+ or without the plugin are not exploitable. |
| Impact | This is a genuine priority rather than an inflated high-CVSS finding. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.3 with a vector indicating network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction - the easiest possible exploitation profile - combined with a scope change (S:C) and high confidentiality impact. Signals are partly incomplete: no EPSS score was provided, there is no KEV listing, and no POC was referenced, so real-world exploitation is currently unproven despite the trivial exploitability. The vendor-attributed impact vector lists I:N (no integrity impact) and only A:L, so the practical threat is primarily mass data disclosure, not tampering or destruction. Given the trivial exploit conditions and the plugin's popularity, opportunistic scanning and exploitation are plausible once details or a POC circulate, so it should be treated as urgent even absent confirmed active exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker sends a crafted HTTP request to a vulnerable Modern Events Calendar endpoint with malicious SQL embedded in a parameter, causing the plugin to execute attacker-controlled queries against the WordPress database. Because no authentication or user interaction is required (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), the attacker can dump user records and password hashes at scale using automated tooling. No public POC was referenced at time of analysis, but the low complexity makes weaponization straightforward once the vulnerable parameter is known. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 18, 2026
SQL injection in the Modern Events Calendar WordPress plugin (versions prior to 7.35.0 by Webnus Inc.) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to inject arbitrary SQL through user-supplied input, enabling extraction of sensitive database contents such as user credentials and secrets. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) confirms this is remotely reachable with no authentication or user interaction, making it a high-priority patch. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Patch available per vendor advisory: upgrade the Modern Events Calendar plugin to version 7.35.0 or later, which is the first release outside the vulnerable range (affected is <7.35.0). Apply the update via the WordPress plugin dashboard and verify the reported version afterward, referencing the Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/modern-events-calendar/vulnerability/wordpress-modern-events-calendar-plugin-7-35-0-sql-injection-vulnerability). If immediate patching is not possible, deploy a WAF rule (e.g., Patchstack or Wordfence virtual patching) to filter SQL-injection payloads on the plugin's request parameters and AJAX endpoints, and restrict or block external access to the vulnerable endpoint; note that WAF filtering is a stopgap that can be bypassed and may cause false positives on legitimate event queries, so it should not substitute for the update. Rotate WordPress admin and database credentials if compromise is suspected, since the flaw can disclose stored secrets.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Modern Events Calendar is a widely used WordPress event-management plugin developed by Webnus Inc. (CPE cpe:2.3:a:webnus_inc.:modern_events_calendar). The root cause is CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command), meaning user-controlled input reaches a database query without adequate parameterization or sanitization. Because the affected code path is reachable pre-authentication, the WordPress database - which stores usernames, hashed passwords, session/auth tokens, and plugin configuration - is exposed to injection through a plugin endpoint (AJAX action or request parameter) that fails to escape input before building the SQL statement.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
Unauthenticated network SQLi with trivial complexity gives AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; impact is data disclosure so C:H, with no confirmed integrity or availability effect (I:N/A:N) and no evidenced scope change.
Primary rating from Vendor (Patchstack).
CVSS VectorVendor: Patchstack
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unauthenticated SQL Injection in Modern Events Calendar < 7.35.0 versions.
Executive ViewAI
The Modern Events Calendar WordPress plugin (versions prior to 7.35.0) contains a critical SQL injection vulnerability exploitable by remote, unauthenticated attackers. Organizations using this plugin face immediate risk of database compromise, including exposure of user credentials and sensitive application secrets stored in WordPress databases.
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Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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