CVE-2025-10587
📋 TL;DR
This SQL injection vulnerability in the WordPress Community Events plugin allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to inject malicious SQL queries via the event_category parameter. Attackers can extract sensitive information from the database, including user credentials and other confidential data. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Community Events plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete database compromise leading to credential theft, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, and potential site takeover.
Likely Case
Extraction of sensitive user data, including usernames, email addresses, and potentially hashed passwords.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if proper input validation and prepared statements are implemented.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward for attackers with basic SQL injection knowledge.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.5.2 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/community-events/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find Community Events plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 1.5.2+ from WordPress.org and manually replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily disable the Community Events plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate community-events
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock SQL injection attempts targeting event_category parameter
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Restrict user registration and limit Subscriber-level accounts
- Implement network segmentation to isolate WordPress database
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check plugin version in WordPress admin under Plugins → Installed PluginsCheck Version:
wp plugin get community-events --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Community Events plugin version is 1.5.2 or higher📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual SQL queries in database logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by SQL-like requests to event_category parameter
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests containing SQL injection payloads in event_category parameter
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (event_category CONTAINS "UNION" OR event_category CONTAINS "SELECT" OR event_category CONTAINS "--")🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/community-events/trunk/community-events.php?rev=3115223
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=3369351%40community-events%2Ftrunk&old=3115222%40community-events%2Ftrunk&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/community-events/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f8a54a18-64e2-4046-8143-2b5116c4200b?source=cve
