Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessIdentify WordPress site running EventON ≤5.0.11
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DeliveryConfirm search feature and published event
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ExploitSend crafted SQL in 'search' parameter
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ExecutionInjected query executes on backend
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ImpactExtract user hashes and secrets from database
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
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 | Exploitation requires that the EventON plugin's 'Enable additional search queries' setting be enabled (a non-default configuration toggle) AND that at least one published event exist on the site; both conditions are explicitly stated in the advisory. The injection is delivered through the WordPress 'search' parameter over the network. No authentication is required (CVSS PR:N) and no user interaction is needed (UI:N), so any unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit a qualifying instance. The limiting factors are therefore configuration-based rather than access-based: sites without the additional-search-queries feature enabled, or with no published events, are not exploitable, which constrains the real-world attack surface despite the network-unauthenticated vector. |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 9.8) reflects a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated path with high impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability - characteristic of an unauthenticated SQLi. However, the raw score overstates real-world exposure because exploitation is explicitly conditional: the 'Enable additional search queries' setting must be enabled (a non-default toggle) and at least one published event must exist. This materially reduces the population of exploitable instances relative to total installs, arguing for AC:H in a more honest assessment. No EPSS score, SSVC decision, or KEV listing was provided, and no public PoC was identified, so there is no current evidence of active or automated exploitation; the realistic priority is high for sites known to run the affected versions with the feature enabled, and moderate elsewhere. The C:H/I:H/A:H rating is somewhat generous for a primarily read-oriented extraction flaw - integrity/availability impact would depend on stacked write queries actually being executable. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker discovers a public WordPress site running EventON ≤5.0.11 with additional search queries enabled and at least one published event, then sends a crafted HTTP request supplying a malicious SQL payload in the 'search' parameter. Because the input is concatenated into the query without escaping or preparation, the appended SQL executes and returns database contents - for example dumping wp_users password hashes and secret keys - without any authentication. No public PoC is currently identified, but the low attack complexity makes weaponization straightforward. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jun 30, 2026
Unauthenticated SQL injection in the EventON WordPress Virtual Event Calendar plugin (versions through 5.0.11) lets remote attackers inject arbitrary SQL through the 'search' parameter, enabling extraction of database contents such as user credentials and secrets. Exploitation is gated by the non-default 'Enable additional search queries' setting being enabled and the presence of at least one published event. Reported by Wordfence with a CVSS of 9.8; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
Upgrade EventON to a version later than 5.0.11 once released by the vendor; the input data does not include a specific fixed version, so no vendor-released patch version is independently confirmed at time of analysis - consult the Wordfence advisory (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1b5a0c87-59b0-4da4-8949-0957f8e1b479?source=cve) and vendor site (https://www.myeventon.com/) for the patched release. As an immediate compensating control, disable the 'Enable additional search queries' setting, which removes the vulnerable code path entirely at the cost of losing the advanced search capability; this is the most direct and low-risk mitigation. Additionally, deploy a WordPress WAF (such as Wordfence) with SQL-injection rules to filter malicious 'search' parameter input, and restrict or rate-limit access to event search endpoints, accepting that WAF rules are signature-dependent and may not block all encodings.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
EventON is a commercial WordPress calendar/event-management plugin that exposes an event search feature backed by direct database queries. The flaw is a classic CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command) issue: the user-supplied 'search' parameter is concatenated into an existing SQL statement without proper escaping and without using WordPress's prepared-statement API ($wpdb->prepare). The CPE 'cpe:2.3:a:eventon:eventon_(pro)_-_wordpress_virtual_event_calendar_plugin' identifies the affected component, and the description's reference to appending 'additional SQL queries into already existing queries' indicates the injection point allows query stacking/UNION-style data exfiltration against the WordPress MySQL/MariaDB backend.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Unauthenticated network SQLi (AV:N/PR:N) but AC:H because a non-default setting and a published event are required; primarily data extraction so C:H, limited I:L, A:N.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The EventON - WordPress Virtual Event Calendar Plugin plugin for WordPress (full) is vulnerable to SQL Injection via the WordPress 'search' parameter in versions up to, and including, 5.0.11 due to insufficient escaping on the user supplied parameter and lack of preparation on the existing SQL query. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to append additional SQL queries into already existing queries that can be used to extract sensitive information from the database, granted the "Enable additional search queries" setting is enabled and at least one published event exists.
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Executive ViewAI
CVE-2026-9711 affects the EventON WordPress plugin and allows remote attackers to extract sensitive database contents, including user credentials and secrets; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. Organizations running EventON through version 5.0.11 with the 'Enable additional search queries' feature enabled face immediate risk to credential exposure and potential account compromise. With no vendor patch currently available, urgent interim controls are necessary to protect organizational data.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Disable EventON plugin entirely or deactivate 'Enable additional search queries' setting; (2) Deploy WAF rules to block SQL injection attempts; (3) Implement database-level access logging and monitoring; (4) Apply principle of least privilege to database credentials; (5) Consider temporarily restricting direct database access from web layer.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.
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