CVE-2025-12192
📋 TL;DR
The Events Calendar WordPress plugin versions up to 6.15.9 have an information disclosure vulnerability where unauthenticated attackers can obtain full system reports. This occurs when the plugin's automatic system information sharing setting is enabled. WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- The Events Calendar WordPress 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
Attackers obtain detailed system information including server configuration, installed plugins/themes, PHP settings, and database details, enabling further targeted attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers gather reconnaissance data about the WordPress installation to identify other vulnerabilities or weak configurations.
If Mitigated
No information disclosure occurs; system details remain confidential.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires sending boolean values to the sysinfo REST endpoint when the information sharing setting is enabled.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.16.0
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3386042/the-events-calendar
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find The Events Calendar plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. Alternatively, download version 6.16.0+ from WordPress.org and manually update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable System Information Sharing
allTurn off the automatic system information sharing setting in the plugin.
Disable REST Endpoint via .htaccess
linuxBlock access to the vulnerable REST endpoint using web server configuration.
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^wp-json/tribe-common/v1/sysinfo - [F,L]
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the 'Yes, automatically share my system information with The Events Calendar support team' setting immediately.
- Temporarily disable or remove the plugin until patching is possible.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin > Plugins > The Events Calendar. If version is 6.15.9 or lower and system information sharing is enabled, the site is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='the-events-calendar' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 6.16.0 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to /wp-json/tribe-common/v1/sysinfo endpoint
- Requests with boolean parameters (true/false) to the sysinfo endpoint
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-json/tribe-common/v1/sysinfo from unexpected sources
SIEM Query:
url:*/wp-json/tribe-common/v1/sysinfo AND (method:POST OR params:*true* OR params:*false*)