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CVE-2017-9429

SQL injection vulnerability in the Event List plugin 0.7.8 for WordPress allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.

EXPLOITHIGH 8.8EPSS 2.73%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.

Description

SQL injection vulnerability in the Event List plugin 0.7.8 for WordPress allows an authenticated user to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the id parameter to wp-admin/admin.php.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.73% probability · 86th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 4 June 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-89
Affected
event list project/event list
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.73%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-42173source ↗WordPress Plugin Event List < 0.7.8 - SQL Injectionphp · Dimitrios Tsagkarakiswebapps4 June 2017no

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