Description

Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability in Pixelite Events Manager events-manager allows Retrieve Embedded Sensitive Data.This issue affects Events Manager: from n/a through 7.4.5.

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{
  "score": "5.3",
  "pubDate": "2026-10-05T09:17:11.280Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-10-05T09:17:11.280Z",
  "executiveSummary": "The Events Manager plugin for WordPress is susceptible to an Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthorized entities to retrieve sensitive data embedded within plugin-generated responses.\nThe vulnerability affects all versions of the Events Manager plugin from n/a through 7.4.5.\nThis security deficiency enables an unauthenticated or low-privileged attacker to access potentially private information that should not be exposed via the plugin's data output mechanisms.\nThe risk implication is significant as it facilitates unauthorized data harvesting, which could lead to further exploitation, privacy violations, or the exposure of sensitive configuration or user-related metadata.\nThere are no specific complex exploitation requirements mentioned, suggesting that the vulnerability may be triggered through standard interactions with the plugin's data-retrieval functions.",
  "technicalDetails": "The vulnerability resides in the core data handling and serialization logic of the Events Manager plugin. It is classified as an Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data, indicating that the application improperly manages data lifecycle security during the process of preparing and transmitting responses to client requests.\nThe root cause involves the inclusion of sensitive, non-public data fields or internal object properties within the data structures that the plugin serializes for transit. Because the application fails to perform adequate data sanitization or filtering on these structures before they are exposed to the output buffer, sensitive information is leaked in the resulting server response.\nThe attack flow typically follows these steps: 1. An attacker identifies an API endpoint or front-end request handled by the Events Manager plugin that retrieves event data or metadata. 2. The attacker sends a request to the targeted endpoint. 3. The plugin processes the request and retrieves the requested information from the underlying database or memory. 4. During the composition of the response, the plugin inadvertently includes extra metadata or sensitive internal fields that were not intended for public consumption. 5. The application transmits the complete response to the requester, who then parses the output to extract the sensitive embedded data.\nAffected components likely include the internal data controllers and serialization functions responsible for converting PHP objects or database query results into transmission-ready formats such as JSON or HTML. By inspecting these returned data packets, an attacker can gain insight into private configurations, user records, or internal system states that are otherwise restricted.\nThe exploitation does not necessarily require administrative privileges, as the information is retrieved through the plugin's standard output stream. The impact post-exploitation includes the compromise of sensitive internal information, which may serve as a precursor to more advanced attacks, such as lateral movement, privilege escalation, or unauthorized data processing based on the gathered intelligence.\nVersions ranging from n/a through 7.4.5 are confirmed to be vulnerable. The vulnerability is characterized by a failure in the 'need-to-know' principle regarding data dissemination, where the application layer lacks the defensive filtering required to strip sensitive fields from serialized data payloads."
}