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WordPress Plugin: simple-events-calendar: CVE-2021-24552: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Jul 24, 2021

Added

May 15, 2025

Modified

May 4, 2026

Description

The Simple Events Calendar WordPress plugin through 1.4.0 does not sanitise, validate or escape the event_id POST parameter before using it in a SQL statement when deleting events, leading to an authenticated SQL injection issue

Solution

simple-events-calendar-plugin-cve-2021-24552

References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-24552
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa5c97bc-b06f-4ee8-bbc5-72c348d2c92a?source=api-prod
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-11464
CVE-2021-24552
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-24552
CWE-89
EUVD-EUVD-2021-11464

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