What is CVE-2018-5315?

CVE-2018-5315 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wp Events Calendar Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-5315?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-5315 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

SQL Injection in Wp Events Calendar Project

CVE-2018-5315

The Wachipi WP Events Calendar plugin 1.0 for WordPress has SQL Injection via the event_id parameter to event.php.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

Published 2018-01-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.049 (91.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wp Events Calendar Project — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/145833/WordPress-Events-Calendar-1.0-SQL-Injectio… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43479/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5315?: CVE-2018-5315 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Wp Events Calendar Project, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-5315?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-5315 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.