Registrations for the Events Calendar <= 2.7.5 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection

9.8
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVE CVE-2021-24943
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published November 8, 2021
Last Updated November 14, 2022
Researcher Krzysztof Zając - CERT PL

Description

The Registrations for the Events Calendar WordPress plugin before 2.7.6 does not sanitise and escape the event_id in the rtec_send_unregister_link AJAX action (available to both unauthenticated and authenticated users) before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an unauthenticated SQL injection.

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Vulnerability Details for Registrations for the Events Calendar – Event Registration Plugin

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug registrations-for-the-events-calendar (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.7.6, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.7.6
Patched Version
  • 2.7.6

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