Events ManagerWordPress extension · Pixelite
CVE-2015-9298
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe events-manager plugin before 5.6 for WordPress has code injection.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe events-manager WordPress plugin before version 5.6 contains a code injection vulnerability. This allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code, potentially leading to complete site compromise. The critical severity (CVSS 9.8) suggests unauthenticated, remote exploitation is possible.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Events ManagerWordPress extension
< 5.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm events-manager plugin is installedLog in to WordPress admin panel and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Events Manager' or 'Pixelite Events Manager' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list, regardless of activation status
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Identify installed plugin versionIn the WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Events Manager. The version number is displayed below the plugin name in the plugin list.Affected if The displayed version number is less than 5.6 (for example, 5.5.x, 5.4.x, or earlier)
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Verify plugin files exist via filesystemIf filesystem access is available, check the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/events-manager/) for the main plugin file and inspect the version constant or header comment which contains the version number.Affected if The version declared in the plugin file header is below 5.6
A WordPress site is affected if the Events Manager or Pixelite Events Manager plugin is installed with any version number below 5.6, as the code injection vulnerability is present in the plugin code itself and exploitable without authentication.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.6
Update the events-manager plugin to version 5.6 or later immediately. If patching is not possible, consider disabling the plugin until an update can be applied.
Events Manager version 5.6 or later
- 1. Create a full backup of your WordPress site (database and files) before making any changes
- 2. Navigate to Dashboard > Plugins in WordPress admin
- 3. Find the Events Manager plugin in the plugin list
- 4. Click 'Update now' if an update is available, or manually upload version 5.6 or later from wordpress.org
- 5. After updating, verify the plugin version is 5.6 or higher under Plugins > Installed Plugins
- 6. Test that Events Manager functionality works correctly on your site
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2015-9298 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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