CVE-2021-25030: Events Made Easy < 2.2.36 - Subscriber+ SQL Injection

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2022-01-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

The Events Made Easy WordPress plugin before 2.2.36 does not sanitise and escape the search_text parameter before using it in a SQL statement via the eme_searchmail AJAX action, available to any authenticated users. As a result, users with a role as low as subscriber can call it and perform SQL injection attacks

Affected products

Events Made Easy: before 2.2.36 — fixed in 2.2.36

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Events Made Easy 2.2.36. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc7058b1-ca93-4c45-9ced-7848c7ae4150
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc7058b1-ca93-4c45-9ced-7848c7ae4150

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