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CVE-2024-8016

CRITICAL 9.1

The Events Calendar Pro <= 7.0.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection to Remote Code Execution

CVSS Score
9.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Events Calendar Pro plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection in all versions up to, and including, 7.0.2 via deserialization of untrusted input from the 'filters' parameter in widgets. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject a PHP Object. The additional presence of a POP chain allows attackers to execute code remotely. In certain configurations, this can be exploitable by lower level users. We confirmed that this plugin installed with Elementor makes it possible for users with contributor-level access and above to exploit this issue.

CWE CWE-502
Vendor theeventscalendar
Product the events calendar pro
Published Aug 30, 2024
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

theeventscalendar / The Events Calendar Pro
0 ≤ 7.0.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/34f0e5a6-0bd3-4734-b7e0-27dc825d193f?source=cve theeventscalendar.com: https://theeventscalendar.com/release-notes/events-calendar-pro/events-calendar-pro-7-0-2-1/ theeventscalendar.com: https://theeventscalendar.com/blog/news/important-security-update-for-the-events-calendar-pro/

Credits

István Márton